OAKLAND, CA, USA
N4304K
PIPER PA-28-181
THE PLT LEFT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHERE THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND PROCEEDED NORTHBOUND INTO IMC WEATHER. THE PLT HAD JUST CHECKED OUT IN THIS ACFT. THE FIELD ELEVATION OF DEPARTURE IS 47 FT MSL. THIRTEEN MILES NORTH THE TERRAIN WAS MOUNTAINOUS AND THE ACFT COLLIDES WITH RISING TERRAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 1575 FT MSL IN WEATHER DESCRIBED AS 'ZERO-ZERO'BY GROUND WITNESSES. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES 6O FT AGL BEFORE GROUND IMPACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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