OAK HILL, FL, USA
N8091E
CESSNA 172N
THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE FLYING IN FOG AND RAIN ON A DARK NIGHT. THIS OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CANCELED HIS VFR FLIGHT PLAN. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER COULD REMEMBER THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT STATED THE WEATHER WAS VFR. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THEY WERE CLEAR OF CLOUDS UNTIL NORTH OF MELBOURNE, FL. HE RECALLED THAT AT ABOUT 0200 EDT, THEY FLEW INTO HEAVY CLOUDS WITH LIGHT RAIN. THEREAFTER, HE COULD NOT RECALL WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SUSPECTED POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. HOWEVER, AN INSPECTION OF THE HEATER MUFF AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS MADE AND ONLY ONE SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE OUTBOARD OF THE HEATER MUFF SHROUD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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