http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/2...rash/index.htmlFull flight, 53 dead - terrible. Sounds a bit like icing to me based on how fast it was after TO...

It's not good to speculate on causes without facts. As for your icing theory, here's a quote from the article "The weather was clear and cold in Baotou on Sunday, Xinhua said." This weather condition is not conducive to produce icing in any amounts enough to bring down a CRJ. Frost on the other hand may be probable depending on the temp. dewpoint spread but I will not speculate.Cheers,JohnBoeing 727/737 & Lockheed C-130/L-100 Mechanichttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/ng_driver.jpg