Aviation Accident Summary DEN87LA055

CARRIZOZO, NM, USA

Aircraft #1

N1741F

CESSNA 172H

Analysis

THE ACFT ENTERED CLOUDS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE PLT'S NEXT VISUAL CONTACT WAS A MOUNTAIN IN HIS FLT PATH. DURING MANEUVERING TO AVOID A CRASH THE ACFT STRUCK ROUGH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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