TRUCKEE, CA, USA
N6134E
CESSNA 172N
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN WHILE TRYING TO FLY THROUGH DONNER PASS ON A SOLO X-COUNTRY. THERE WAS AN OVERCAST SKY AND THE MOUNTAINS WERE 8300 TO 9100 FT HIGH. THE PLT WAS QUOTED AS STATING THAT THE ACFT DID NOT CLIMB AS WELL AS HE ANTICIPATED AND STALLED AS HE TRIED TO MANEUVER THROUGH THE TREES IN THE HIGH PASS. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO PINE TREES AND SNOW. THE PLT HIKED OUT TO A HIGHWAY FOR HELP.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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