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Flagstaff, AZ
WHILE ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PILOT CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN LIGHT CLOUDS, BUT COULD SEE THE GROUND. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED A DESCENT UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR WHEN IT WAS AT 8,500 FEET MSL. THE IMPACT AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE LAST RADAR RETURN AT A 6,500 FT. ELEVATION. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS PATH EXTENDED ABOUT 285 FEET FROM THE INITIAL LEFT WING IMPACT AREA. THE PROPELLER BLADES EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE POWER SIGNATURES.
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION BY DESCENDING INTO HIGH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PREVAILING CLOUD CONDITION.
WHILE ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT THE PILOT CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN LIGHT CLOUDS, BUT COULD SEE THE GROUND. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED A DESCENT UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR WHEN IT WAS AT 8,500 FEET MSL. THE IMPACT AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE LAST RADAR RETURN AT A 6,500 FT. ELEVATION. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS PATH EXTENDED ABOUT 285 FEET FROM THE INITIAL LEFT WING IMPACT AREA. THE PROPELLER BLADES EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE POWER SIGNATURES.