Mar 26, 2005
Accident
Destroyed La Grande, OR
Injuries2 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The pilot's VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain clearance with terrain during cruise flight. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included low ceilings, snow, obscuration, and the mountainous, rising terrain.
NTSB SEA05LA067