Bad Cessna crash in San Diego

[afterburn 549]

AGL = means above ground landing
as in altitude above ground, not sea level.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

No one thinks they were just suicidal maniacs. No doubt, the passengers wanted to get to the airport. The pilot should have said, it is impossible, and gone to a safe airport. He just made a very deadly poor decision, and paid with his life, and several other people's life's. Sad decision.

Absolutely. Just no different from a bad car crash where people die, IMO, someone either messed up momentarily or a horrible mechanical failure happened at the perfect wrong time. Not to be confused with someone driving 100mph drunk, etc...