LIVERMORE, CA, USA
N5184D
CESSNA 172N
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DEPARTED THE ARPT ON A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. WX AT THE TIME WAS 1,000 OVERCAST, 2.5 MILES IN LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. ACFT TURNED EASTBOUND FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY TOWARD A PASS IN THE HILLS TO THE EAST AND COLLIDED WITH THE RISING TERRAIN ABOUT MID-WAY THROUGH THE PASS. WITNESSES DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY REPORTED THE PASS WAS OBSCURED IN 'CLOUDS, FOG AND RAIN' AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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