HESSEL, MI, USA
N94955
FAIRCHILD BC12-D
ACFT DEPARTED IN VFR CONDITIONS FOR SHORT X-COUNTRY FLT. NO WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED. ON INITIAL ENCOUNTER WITH DETERIORATING CEILING AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, PLT REDUCED ALTITUDE IN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN GROUND REFERENCE. COURSE REVERSAL NOT INITIATED UNTIL GROUND REFERENCE LOST. PILOT CITED DISORIENTATION IN TURN AND STALL AS CAUSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL. WX REPORTED AT PELLSTON, MI, (30 MI S), WAS 3 MI VISIBILITY, 800 FT THIN BKN, 4000 FT OVC.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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