Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW88DPJ08

HEAVENER, OK, USA

Aircraft #1

N68700

CESSNA 152

Analysis

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FLEW INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHILE DESCENDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB INTO VFR CONDITIONS BUT WHEN THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL A DESCENT WAS BEGUN IN AN EFFORT TO BREAKOUT INTO VFR CONDITIONS. DURING THE DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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