NORTH ADAMS, MA, USA
N6LQ
PIPER AZTEC
THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ALBANY NEW YORK UNDER VFR CONDITIONS AND PICKED UP IFR CLEARANCE TO PITTSFIELD, MA. THE PILOT FLEW THE APPROACH UNTIL REACHING VFR UNDER A CLOUD LAYER AT ABOUT 2500 FT. CONTINUING VFR TOWARD NO. ADAMS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2000 FT, THE PILOT SPOTTED THE CITY OF NO. ADAMS AN DESCENDED TO 1800 FT, RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AS THE FLIGHT TURNED FINAL. THE FLIGHT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND CRASHED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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