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N9502C accident description

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Crash location Unknown
Nearest city Rupert, WV
37.963173°N, 80.689531°W
Tail number N9502C
Accident date 06 Apr 1989
Aircraft type Beech C35
Additional details: None

NTSB Probable Cause

PILOT INADVERTANTLY FLEW INTO IMC WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN VFR AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A STEEP TURN DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO TURN AWAY FROM IMC. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILINGS, OBSCURATION, SNOW, AND TURBULENCE.

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