ICY BAY, AK, USA
N6954B
PIPER PA-22
WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED ON A SMALL LAKE TO ADD FUEL TO THE AIRCRAFT FROM CANS CARRIED IN THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER DEPARTING THE LAKE HE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER AND ATTEMPTED TO TRANSITION TO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT WHEN A HOLE HE WAS USING TO CLIMB THROUGH CLOSED UP. HE STATED THAT MOMENTS BEFORE COLLISION WITH A 85 DEGREE UPSLOPE HE SAW THE TREES, PULLED THE POWER OFF AND NOSED UP INTO A STALL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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