MOUNT SHASTA, CA, USA
N9350Y
BEECH N35
THE ACFT FLEW INTO MT REDDY AT ABOUT 9000 FT LEVEL. THE CLOUDS WERE AS LOW AS 5000 AND THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED. THE PLTS IN FLT WX BRIEFING CONTAINED THE ADVICE THAT VFR FLT ALONG HIS ROUTE WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE MT TOPS WERE OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. THE FREEZING LEVEL WAS ALSO REPORTED AS 9000-16000 FT. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE ACFT. LOCAL RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF THE CRASH SAID THAT THE MTS AT THAT POINT WERE IN THE CLOUDS. THE ACFT WAS REPORTED MISSING IN 2/21/83. IT WAS FOUND BY HIKERS ON 7/23/83.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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