What happened
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(-23) On 4/23/2006, at 17:51 N2620S departed from general fox field, located in lancaster, CA enroute to el cajon, CA. N2620S was climbing through ten thousand feet over Wrightwood, CA on a south east heading. The VFR rated pilot contacted joshua approach and requested the tops of the clouds over the mountains. Approach reported there were no current cloud top reports for N2620'S current position. The pilot of N2620S then reported that he was in the soup. Joshua approach issued mva information. At this time N2620S performed an abrupt left hand 180 degree turn to the north at ten thousand feet over the mountain ridge. N2620S continued a gentle descending turn to the west. N2620S impacted the tree line above mountain high ski resort at the eight thousand foot level. N2620S was destroyed on impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/23/2006, AT 17:51 N2620S DEPARTED FROM GENERAL FOX FIELD, LOCATED IN LANCASTER, CA ENROUTE TO EL CAJON, CA. N2620S WAS CLIMBING THROUGH TEN THOUSAND FEET OVER WRIGHTWOOD, CA ON A SOUTH EAST HEADING. THE VFR RATED PILOT CONTACTED JOSHUA APPROACH AND REQUESTED THE TOPS OF THE CLOUDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. APPROACH REPORTED THERE WERE NO CURRENT CLOUD TOP REPORTS FOR N2620'S CURRENT POSITION. THE PILOT OF N2620S THEN REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE SOUP. JOSHUA APPROACH ISSUED MVA INFORMATION. AT THIS TIME N2620S PERFORMED AN ABRUPT LEFT HAND 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE NORTH AT TEN THOUSAND FEET OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE. N2620S CONTINUED A GENTLE DESCENDING TURN TO THE WEST. N2620S IMPACTED THE TREE LINE ABOVE MOUNTAIN HIGH SKI RESORT AT THE EIGHT THOUSAND FOOT LEVEL. N2620S WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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