LA PORTE, IN, USA
N9429Y
BEECH N35
THE THOUSAND HOUR PLUS INSTRUMENT RATED PLT FILED IFR INTO A KNOWN AREA OF THREE AND FOUR LEVEL THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE BEING DRCT BY ATC IT WAS NOTED THAT HEADINGS FLOWN WERE VERY ERRATIC. WHEN QUESTIONED BY ATC THE PILOT REPLIED 'STAND BY'. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE ACFT WAS SEEN DESCENDING OUT OF A 400 FOOT OVERCAST AT HIGH SPEED AND STRIKING THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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