LESTER STATE, WA, USA
N20580
CESSNA 172M
THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A NARROW VALLEY WITH TREES ON BOTH SIDES AND STEEP RISING TERRAIN DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN, SO THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO 40 M.P.H. AND ATTEMPTED A SHALLOW CLIMBING TURN TO AVOID LARGE BOULDERS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND CAME TO REST SEVERAL FEET ABOVE THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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