[DocRock]

I was at the Winter Haven airport about 15 miles north when this occurred and it was very foggy. Also, if you see the pics of his family, one of his daughters was very heavy. I'm not being unkind, but if the plane was full, everyone had luggage and some passengers were overweight, there is no room for error. On a side note, there were local reports of an explosion heard after take-off and before the crash. I don't know if there is any truth to that rumor.

[ransomnote]

That was a helicopter pilot who reported hearing an explosion before crash.
This was an experienced pilot so load estimates come down to human accuracy or human error (my father was a highly experienced pilot).

I just noted the Christmas Eve plane goes down with family and 2 such planes going down on New Years day with family.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

oh hell if true.