Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot said that, during a visual flight to a remote hunting camp, he encountered an area of fog. He said that he was flying close to a ridge and trying to maintain visual reference when the right wing struck the ridge slope. The airplane turned toward the terrain and impacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
Source record
Factual narrative
The pilot said he was approaching a remote hunting camp in an area of fog. He said he was too close to a ridge, trying to maintain visual reference, when the right wing struck the ridge slope. The airplane turned toward the terrain, and impacted the ground, receiving substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.