What happened
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Acft crashed at the 1700 foot level of Mt. Noak. The pilot suffered fatal inj. Acft was destroyed. (.4) the airline transport pilot departed on a CFR part 135 cargo/mail flight for a remote coastal village. When the flight did not reach the destination, an aerial search was initiated. The wreckage was located the following day in mountainous terrain, 21 miles from the departure airport. The airplane had collided with rising terrain. An AIRMET for mountain obscuration in clouds and precipitation was issued for the pilot's planned route of flight. A pilot that departed about 20 minutes after the accident airplane's departure, had a similar route of flight. He characterized the weather conditions along the accident airplanes route as 'very low visibility with rain, fog and varied layers of cloud cover.' The pilot stated that he changed his route in order to avoid the worsening weather conditions. He added that with satisfactory weather conditions, and given the intended destination of the accident airplane, the standard route of flight would be directly over the mountain that the accident airplane collided with.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED AT THE 1700 FOOT LEVEL OF MT. NOAK. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.4) THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT DEPARTED ON A CFR PART 135 CARGO/MAIL FLIGHT FOR A REMOTE COASTAL VILLAGE. WHEN THE FLIGHT DID NOT REACH THE DESTINATION, AN AERIAL SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING DAY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 21 MILES FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN. AN AIRMET FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION IN CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WAS ISSUED FOR THE PILOT'S PLANNED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. A PILOT THAT DEPARTED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE'S DEPARTURE, HAD A SIMILAR ROUTE OF FLIGHT. HE CHARACTERIZED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANES ROUTE AS 'VERY LOW VISIBILITY WITH RAIN, FOG AND VARIED LAYERS OF CLOUD COVER.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CHANGED HIS ROUTE IN ORDER TO AVOID THE WORSENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. HE ADDED THAT WITH SATISFACTORY WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND GIVEN THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, THE STANDARD ROUTE OF FLIGHT WOULD BE DIRECTLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH.
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