DALHART, TX, USA
N6831T
CESSNA T310R
AS THE PLT WAS APPROACHING DALHART, TX, HE WAS IN RADIO & RADAR CONTACT WITH ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (CENTER). APRX 15 MI FROM DELHART, THE PLT ASKED CENTER ABOUT THE WX OVER DALHART. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FSS THERE WAS SHUT DOWN & NO CURRENT WX FOR DALHART WAS AVAILABLE. AS THE PLT CONTINUED, HE REPORTED SEEING A GLOW IN THE VICINITY OF DALHART & SAID THAT IT 'LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE GOT A FOG OR SOMETHING.' AT APPRX 2111 CST, THE CENTER ADVISED THAT RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST & CLEARED THE FLT FROM CENTER FREQ. THE PLT REPLIED THAT HE 'WENT INTO A LITTLE CLOUD BANK, A LITTLE SHOWER, RIGHT HERE.' SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE ACFT CRASHED APPRX 2 MI SOUTH OF THE APCH END OF RWY 35. IMPACT OCCURRED, LEFT WING 1ST WHILE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. A WX STUDY INDICATED THERE WAS A LOW OVERCAST IN THE AREA, BUT THE HEIGHT WAS NOT DETERMINED. AREA FORECASTS & SIGMETS WARNED OF POSSIBLE TURBULENCE IN THE AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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