PT REYES, CA, USA
N1456M
CESSNA U2061
THE CESSNA U2061, PURCHASED THAT DAY BY THE OCCUPANTS, COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A HILLSIDE 10 MILES FROM PT. REYES, CA. AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO WORSENING WEATHER AT 500 AGL OR LOWER UNDER A THIN CLOUD LAYER IN THE OLEMA VALLEY. DURING THE WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO FLIGHT, VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEARDOWN DID NOT REVEAL ANY INDICATIONS OF PREIMPACT FAILURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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