WIBAUX, MT, USA
N24198
BEECH V-35B
THE PLT STATED THAT LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE ARPT AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. THE PAX STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE PLT ENCOUNTERED CLOUDS AT THEIR CRUISE ALT OF ABOUT 6000 FT. HE CONTINUED TO STATE THAT THE ACFT MADE A SHALLOW DESCENT AT FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE CLOUDS BUT BECAME VERY STEEP SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE DESCENT. THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND IMPACTED THE SNOW COVERED FIELD AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND AIRSPEED. THE PLT DID NOT PERFORM A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, HE DID NOT DEICE THE ACFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND HE DOES NOT HOLD AN INSTRUMENT RATING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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