As most in the aviation community know by now, legendary test pilot Scott Crossfield died April 19 when his Cessna 210A rapidly descended into remote mountainous terrain near Ludville, Ga., after entering an area of thunderstorms, as the NTSB put it. According to the safety board, his airplane entered a Level 6 thunderstorm just prior to ATC losing radar contact. The wreckage distribution was consistent with a low altitude in-flight breakup.
So ended the story of one of aviations most accomplished yet undemanding and innocuous personalities.
