KIM, CO, USA
N2174M
PIPER PA-28-236
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A WING DOWN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PLT HAD BEEN ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HIS ROUTE OF FLT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT WENT ANYWAY AND ENCOUNTERED WEATHER. IN MANEUVERING TO GET BELOW OR OUT OF THE WEATHER THE PLT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. WEATHER OBSERVATION 45 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE ABOUT 1 HOUR EARLIER WAS 1200 FT BROKEN, 2000 FT OVERCAST WITH THE MESAS AND MOUNTAINS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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