CLEVELAND, SC, USA
N9327N
PIPER PA-28R-200
THE PLT STATED HE WAS VFR ON TOP OF A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER & DECIDED TO DESCEND THROUGH AN OPENING. AFTER DESCENDING CLEAR OF THE CLOUDS HE WAS IN A PASS WITH HILLS ON EACH SIDE & NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO TURN AROUND. HE CONTINUED NORTH ALONG THE HIGHWAY HOPING THE PASS WOULD WIDEN. AS THE HIGHWAY STARTED OVER A HILL THE ACFT ENTERED A CLOUD. THE PLT EXECUTED A STEEP TURN & HAD ALMOST COMPLETED THE 180 WHEN HE SAW THAT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE TREES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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