OAKLAND, CA, USA
N9656V
CESSNA 172M
BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PLT TUNED IN THE HAYWARD ATIS & RECEIVED INFORMATION ALPHA, WHICH RPRTD THE WX WAS: 2200' SCATTERED,3000' OVERCAST & VISIBILITY 8 MI. AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RWY 28R, THE PLT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 650' & MADE A RGT TURN. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS & THE PLT TRIED TO RETURN TO THE HAYWARD ARPT. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID THE CLOUDS, HE 'ENDED UP . . . CLIMBING UP TO 1600 FEET.' HE CONTACTED OAKLAND TOWER & TURNED EAST TOWARD THE OAKLAND HILLS, WHILE AVOIDING CONTROLLED AIRSPACE AT ALAMEDA. PERSONNEL AT OAKLAND TWR DID NOT HAVE RADAR CONTACT WITH THE ACFT & ASKED THE PLT TO CHANGE HIS TRANSPONDER CODE. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, AS THE PLT WAS MANEUVERING UNDER A CLOUD, THE ACFT HIT THE TOPS OF TREES & CAME TO REST AGAINST A LIGHT POLE. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE CRASH SITE WAS APRX 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE HAYWARD ARPT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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