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Plane leaving Chicago crashes in northern Wisconsin, killing 6, authorities say
Authorities said six people aboard a Cessna airplane were killed when it crashed in northern Wisconsin. The Price County sheriff's office said the airplane crashed at 3:21 a.m. Saturday near the city of Phillips. (www.chicagotribune.com) المزيد...
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators say there was a discussion between the pilot of the plane and air traffic controllers about “local weather phenomenon.” Soon after, the aircraft dropped off radar.
The track log shows it being at 10,200 ft. and then climbing at 220 ft. per minute with a 30 mph speed drop, following by a steep high speed decent which began 20 seconds later. Makes me wonder if the "local weather phenomenon" was icing.
The flight track also shows a moderate to severe storm cell in the vicinity:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2655B/history/20170701/0500Z/KUGN/CYWG
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2655B/history/20170701/0500Z/KUGN/CYWG
This happened about 7 miles from my house. I was outside at the time and didn’t hear anything. The weather was clear and extremely quiet. It’ll be interesting to hear what happened.
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