PORT SHELDON TW, MI, USA
N3247H
ERCOUPE 415C
DURING A VFR FLIGHT ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A DECREASE IN CEILING HEIGHT. THE PILOT CHOSE TO MAKE A 180 DEGREES MANEUVER AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT DURING THE TURN ENCOUNTERED A FOG BANK. THE PILOT DECENDED TO AVOID THE FOG BANK AND INADVERTENTLY CRASHED INTO THE LAKE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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