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The flight data recorder showed that as the plane descended from 6,000 feet toward a planned 3,000 foot level on the approach to Houston airspace, the pilot flipped a switch that shifted the plane to “Go-Around” mode.

Bad weather thwarted several attempts by a Navy rescue helicopter to land near the hiker, who was around the 8,600 foot level, but crews were able to drop off two Navy medics at a lower elevation so they could hike up to the injured victim.

The storm could drop snow levels to the 3,500-2,500 foot level, creating the potential for problems along Interstate 5 in the Tejon Pass.

A team led by a professor at Texas A&M University designed a craft that looks like a flying lectern, with two propellers whirring at foot level.

At 4:30 p.m., they reported he was found deceased at the 8,500 foot level in a snow chute, according to Schilperoort.