What happened
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Icing (.4)the ATP rated pilot obtained a complete wx briefing including forecastsof occasional moderate icing. A cleveland center wx advisory, winds aloft with temps at the flt planned alt of 6000 ft ranging from -1 to -4 deg c and pireps of moderate icing from 5000 to 11000 ft with one PIREP of moderate to severe icing at 5000 ft. the pilot departed in the non-deice/anti-ice equipped acft and within three and a half minutes began requesting alt diversions. Communications with the pilot and radar show the pilot was unable to maintain alt and subsequently crashed and burned in a mountainous area.
As the FAA filed it
ICING (.4)THE ATP RATED PILOT OBTAINED A COMPLETE WX BRIEFING INCLUDING FORECASTSOF OCCASIONAL MODERATE ICING. A CLEVELAND CENTER WX ADVISORY, WINDS ALOFT WITH TEMPS AT THE FLT PLANNED ALT OF 6000 FT RANGING FROM -1 TO -4 DEG C AND PIREPS OF MODERATE ICING FROM 5000 TO 11000 FT WITH ONE PIREP OF MODERATE TO SEVERE ICING AT 5000 FT. THE PILOT DEPARTED IN THE NON-DEICE/ANTI-ICE EQUIPPED ACFT AND WITHIN THREE AND A HALF MINUTES BEGAN REQUESTING ALT DIVERSIONS. COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT AND RADAR SHOW THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED AND BURNED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA.
NTSB investigation
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