ELK CITY, ID, USA
N6257H
CESSNA T207A
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 207, WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE A VFR FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS, HILLY TERRAIN, FLEW INTO FALLING SNOW WHICH REDUCED HIS VISIBILITY TO APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS LOST, HE ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE COURSE, BUT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN THE STEEP CANYON.
THE PILOT'S CONTINUATION OF A VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS INCLUDE BECOMING LOST, DISORIENTED, FALLING SNOW, AND MOUNTAINOUS, HILLY TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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