LAKE ISABELLA, CA, USA
N9589V
CESSNA 172M
ACFT DEPARTED ARPT IN MOUNTAIN VALLEY (ELEV 2,614) GENERALLY DIRECT TOWARD A SADDLE PASS (ELEV 6,500) ABOUT 1 MI NW & ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE VALLEY. TOPS OF THE MOUNTAINS AROUND THE VALLEY AVERAGE ABOUT 7,000 FT MSL. FLT ENCOUNTERED UPDRAFTS DURING CLIMB UNTIL REACHING 6,800 FT MSL NEAR THE PASS WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT/WINDSHEAR. PLT STATED THAT ACFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO EVEN FULL POWER APPLICATION & DESCENT COULD NOT BE ARRESTED PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH TREES. NO WX BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED PRIOR TO FLT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AT 6 & 9 THOUSAND FT WERE FORECAST, ALONG WITH DOWNDRAFTS, WINDSHEARS & MODERATE TURBULENCE IN MOUNTAIN AREAS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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