A family of seven flying from St. Louis to Destin FL were killed last night when their Cessna 421 encountered engine problems. Five young children among the victims
UPDATE The identies of the victims have been released:
āEatmon identified the dead as: Fred Teutenberg, 42; his wife, Terresa, who was in her mid-30s; their daughter Emma, 2; their son Peyton, 4; their daughter Ellie, 6; their son Brendon, 9; and their son Will, 10. They are from the Destin area.ā
What I donāt understand is why all the news reports say he was diverting to Demopolis to attempt an emergency landing. Why go to Demopolis when Meridian is not too far away? If you look at the track log for N692TT, the last radar hit was at 17,400 at the exact lat longs where the wreckage was found, about 2 miles north of the airport. How do you lose 17,000 feet without moving laterally? I would have to guess a spin. Vmc roll into inverted flat spin? It will be interesting to see the NTSB report and hear the ATC tapes. Tragic accident.
