Illinois Plane Crash Kills Father, 22-Year-Old Son After Storm Turn

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 12

Jimmy Don Lewis, 48, and his 22-year-old son Brayden died after their small plane crashed near Waterloo, Illinois, while returning to Arkansas from a St. Louis Cardinals game.
Flight data showed the aircraft entered developing severe weather, began a last-minute turn that investigators believe may have been an attempt to avoid the storm, then fell into a descending spiral before radar contact was lost.
Emergency crews were dispatched around 2:34 a.m. Friday, but low clouds, rain and poor visibility delayed the search until an ARCH Air Medical helicopter found the wreckage about 7:40 a.m. near Columbia Quarry.
Kelsey Lewis told media her father was an experienced, cautious pilot and said a weather-tracking system glitch that left readings about 30 minutes behind may have contributed.
The FAA and NTSB have taken over the investigation, and officials said the weather-related findings released so far are preliminary.