It all started with this, then ended with this...

It has been complete craziness since. It consumed time, money but provided countless hours of enjoyment for Steve. The intent was to shave hours off Steve's commute every week so that he could spend more time at home. Yea, didn't really work out that way. When the time finally became available he used it for recreational flying, which was a great stress reducer for him. Sarah said it best in her eulogy to her dad. He became a complete person once he learned to fly. He was passionate about flying like he was about everything else he loved in his life. Little did we know that it would later cause me so much grief.


The NTSB have yet to finish their investigation into the accident. I think the longer it takes the more likely we are to never really know what happened. There are a few theories on what may have happened. It depends on who you talk to what scenario may have occurred. As it sits now the estate of the passenger is planning on suing the manufacturer of the carburetor. They believe the accident was caused by 'carb ice', my attorney hasn't bought into that theory. A couple of Steve's pilot buddies believe that they ran into surface icing conditions when they were trying to climb out of the terrain. Which caused their gyro instruments to slowly stop working and as the gyro horizon leaned over they just followed. It then explains why several of the 'eye' witnesses heard the planes engine rev up before the crash. This scenario makes much more sense. 

Because there is a two year window where you can sue the attorneys have asked if I want to join in the lawsuit. It will be costly and probably lengthy too. I am going to talk to my girls and get their input. But the more I look at this the more I find it distasteful. I just want this to end.