BRICEVILLE, TN, USA
N46316
CESSNA 177RG
THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED COFFEYVILLE, KS ON APR 5 FOR AN AIRPLANE DELIVERY FERRY FLT TO LINCOLNTON, NC HE LANDED AT CAPE GIRARDEAU AND REMAINED OVERNIGHT DUE TO ENROUTE WEATHER. HE DEPTD CGI THE FOLLOWING MORNING FOLLOWING A WX BRIEF THAT INDICATED MARGINAL CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FLT. AFTER AN UPDATE, HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER THE REPTD CLOUD TOPS OF 15,000 FT. AT 14,000 HE NOTED THE CLOUDS STILL ABOVE AND ELECTED TO FLY BETWEEN LAYERS. AFTER ENCOUNTERING A SOLID CLOUDBANK, HE FOUND A HOLE AND DESCENDED BELOW THE CLOUDS. THE CLOUD BASES KEPT GETTING LOWER. AFTER ENTERING A VALLEY AND WHILE FLYING UP THE VALLEY, HE NOTED THE TREES WERE IN THE CLOUDS ALL AROUND. HE ENTERED A CLIMB AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AT 3,500 FT MSL. VFR MIN ALTITUDE FOR THE AREA WAS 3,900 FT.
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