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Author: 1700AGL?   Date: 1/22/2024 4:39:13 AM  +4/-1   Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

That seems way off.


 


If you google earth that crash area and see eye view the elevation shows 1,565ft.


https://earth.google.com/web/@35.55070981,-98.54566407,476.37454527a,6178.26056539d,35y,359.60221527h,0t,0r/data=OgMKATA


 


Now we all know the flightaware mode c data is shown at 29.92.  So if it fell off of the map at 1700ft reported alt on a 30.44 baro set day, the best he could have been was actual MSL alt of +476.2ft or 2176 ft (msl)


MSL from elevation equals AGL.  2176-1565ft= 611ft. AGL.


 


U can check the math here.


https://www.weather.gov/epz/wxcalc_pressurealtitude


 


There was a lowering of pressure going on also to consider.  High to low look out below.


The baro was steadily falling that day and into the next day.


 


I think rising terrain coupled with a falling baro and a failure to increase alt and hold a cruise alt of only hundreds of feet above ground level may have caused this accident.


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
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