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