WASKISH, MN, USA
N11665
MOONEY M20J
DURING THE PREFLIGHT WX BRIEFING THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER A STATE HIGHWAY UNDER A LOW OVERCAST IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE ACFT WAS WITNESSED TO FLY OUT OF A WHITEOUT IN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN AND IMPACT ON THE FROZEN SURFACE OF A LAKE. A REVIEW OF THE PLTS LOGBOOKS INDICATED HE HAD LOGGED ONE HALF HOUR OF INSTRUMENT FLT IN THE LAST 10 YRS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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