COYOTE, CA, USA
N67426
BEECH A-36
THE ACFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN DURING A NIGHT X-COUNTRY IN MARGINAL WEATHER. THE PLT MADE AN APPROACH TO SAN JOSE, CANCELLED HIS IFR FLT PLAN AND ADVISED HE WAS PROCEEDING TO HOLLISTER. A COMMON PRACTICE IN THE AREA IS TO FLY THE VALLEY, FOLLOWING THE HIGHWAY DURING PERIODS OF LOW CEILINGS, WHEN THE WEATHER IS BASICALLY VFR BETWEEN SAN JOSEAND HOLLISTER. THE PLT HAD BEEN ADVISED BY SAN JOSE TOWER THAT REID-HILLVIEW CONTROL ZONE WAS BELOW BASIC VFR MINIMUMS. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT ACFT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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