"Hilton" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hi,

As I had predicted, the NTSB looked through the 'fire' story and called it
"VFR into IMC" in mountainous terrain.

Apparently they don't believe that there was a fire before the crash. The
CFI says that the passenger saw a fire; the passenger says he can't
remember. No soot streaks or anything indicating that the airplane was
moving while it was on fire. They were flying through a winding mountain
pass with low ceilings and visibility less than a mile, possibly visibility
as low as 300 feet, though the witness may not be all that reliable.

The landing gear was extended, though, so it appears they were expecting to
land.