What happened
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(-23) Mr. Trout planned an instrument flight from Fulton, MO. To hillsboro, KS., a distance of about 260 nautical miles. The destination was forecast to be clear with unrestricted visibility. Skies in the Fulton area were ceilings of about 1,200 feet above the ground, with multiple layers up to 20, 000 feet. The forecast included light to moderate icing below 15,000 feet, and there were pilot reports of icing. N6754Y is not equipped for flight in icing conditions. Shortly after departure, Mr. Trout's airplane began accumulating ice. He asked for a higher altitude, but when he was still in the clouds at 7,000 feet, he requested vectors for a return to Fulton. On the descent, the a/c acculmulated more ice to the point that the windows were iced over and Mr. Trout had no forward visibility. While in visual meteorologic conditions, he flew into power lines and crashed into an open field near the airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. TROUT PLANNED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT FROM FULTON, MO. TO HILLSBORO, KS., A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 260 NAUTICAL MILES. THE DESTINATION WAS FORECAST TO BE CLEAR WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY. SKIES IN THE FULTON AREA WERE CEILINGS OF ABOUT 1,200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS UP TO 20, 000 FEET. THE FORECAST INCLUDED LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING BELOW 15,000 FEET, AND THERE WERE PILOT REPORTS OF ICING. N6754Y IS NOT EQUIPPED FOR FLIGHT IN ICING CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, MR. TROUT'S AIRPLANE BEGAN ACCUMULATING ICE. HE ASKED FOR A HIGHER ALTITUDE, BUT WHEN HE WAS STILL IN THE CLOUDS AT 7,000 FEET, HE REQUESTED VECTORS FOR A RETURN TO FULTON. ON THE DESCENT, THE A/C ACCULMULATED MORE ICE TO THE POINT THAT THE WINDOWS WERE ICED OVER AND MR. TROUT HAD NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. WHILE IN VISUAL METEOROLOGIC CONDITIONS, HE FLEW INTO POWER LINES AND CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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