We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
THE ACFT ENTERED AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM AFTER BEING ADVISED BY ARTC OF SEVERAL LARGE AREAS OF HEAVY PRECIP IN HIS AREA& ALONG THE VICINITY OF HIS FLT PATH. THE PLTS RESPONSE WAS THAT HIS ACFT RADAR SHOWED NO BUILD-UPS OR RETURNS. ATC ALLOWED DEVIATIONS AT PLTS DISCRETION ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED TAPED CONVERSATION. THE PLT CONTINUED HIS FLT PATH & WASLOST ON RADAR SHORTLY THEREAFTER IN A DESCENDING RT TURN AT 16800 FT MSL. WITNESSES SAW HIM EXIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLOUDAT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL. TH
Cessna 414A · 4 fatalities