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RexDart

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6. The weather was not good.

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 02:59 PM

Nov 2013

Metar at crash time taken from http://avherald.com/ and run through a metar converter I found at a different website.

Latest weather
Observation time Sunday, November 17, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
Local time Sunday, November 17, 2013 6:55 PM UTC
Flight conditions Instrument Meteorological Conditions
Winds
Wind direction Southwest (230°)
Wind speed 9 mph
Wind gusting to 25 mph
Visibility 3.1 mi.
Present weather RASN
Sky condition
Ceiling 700 ft. overcast
Cloud layer overcast 700 ft.
Temperature 37°F
Dewpoint 37°F
Altimeter 29.32 in.Hg
Precipitation
QF 3:14 AM
Derived measurements
Relative humidity 100%
Wind chill 31°F
Density altitude -649 ft.
Remarks
No significant changes expected in the next two hours.
METAR UWKD 171530Z 23008G11MPS 5000 -RASN OVC007 03/03 Q0993 R29/2/0055 NOSIG RMK QFE734/0979

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Boeing airliner crashes in Russian city of Kazan, 50 killed [View all] Eugene Nov 2013 OP

pilot error ? jakeXT Nov 2013 #1

'Pilot error' doesn't seem like an explanation when they had tried and backed off already muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #3

It could be if they should have gone somewhere else Major Nikon Nov 2013 #8

First questions that come to me: ewagner Nov 2013 #2

well the fact he made a second attempt to land PatrynXX Nov 2013 #4

Boeing 737-53A Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #22

I'm sorry to hear. Beacool Nov 2013 #5

The weather was not good. RexDart Nov 2013 #6

I currently work on production of Head Up Guidance systems Trajan Nov 2013 #7

Nothing new, except for experienced pilots and speculation about low-quality fuel jakeXT Nov 2013 #9

A friend who spent time in Russia told me that he was astonished the first time tblue37 Nov 2013 #10

That happened the very first time I flew (the applause, anyway) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2013 #12

This is customary the world over Major Nikon Nov 2013 #15

Why I never fly in a Boeing aircraft. penultimate Nov 2013 #11

I would take a Boeing over a Scarebus anyday. justice1 Nov 2013 #13

You must not fly *anywhere*, then if you live in the U.S. Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #19

heh... I didn't actually mean what I said.. penultimate Nov 2013 #23

The brand of plane being in the headline is a bit strange jmowreader Nov 2013 #14

Video reveals near vertical crash Bosonic Nov 2013 #16

Holy shit AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #17

What is that phenemonon called when you can't pull out no matter what you do after being vertical Buddha_of_Wisdom Nov 2013 #18

Depends on the cause. In some cases, it's called 'shock stall'. AtheistCrusader Nov 2013 #21

other discussion: Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #20

Kazan plane stalled after losing speed, flight records show jakeXT Nov 2013 #24