GARWIN, IA, USA
N6144T
CESSNA TR182
DURING A BRIEFING FOR A FLT TO WESTERN OKLAHOMA, THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT IMC WX WAS FORCASTED ALONG THE ROUTE. HE CHANGED HIS DESTINATION TO WATERLOO, IA & WAS ADVISED OF IMC IN THAT AREA ALSO. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A FIELD COVERED WITH SNOW. TWO WITNESSES HEARD THE PLANE BEFORE IT CRASHED. BOTH REPORTED THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL UNTIL IMPACT. ONE WITNESS SAID THE ACFT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN A DIVE. DURING AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT FAILURE WAS FOUND. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WERE CLOUDS AND THE VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 1/2 MI WITH FOG.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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