Incident Summary
A pilot contacted a Flight Service Station (FSS) to obtain current and forecast weather for Salt Lake City. The FSS specialist provided the requested information and advised that visual flight rules (VFR) flight was not recommended. The pilot did not request a full briefing and was overheard telling a passenger, "Let's go check it out." The aircraft crashed on the western slope of a mountain at an elevation of about 9,000 feet above mean sea level.
Weather Conditions
The area forecast applicable to the accident location, as interpreted for the area, included warnings of moderate turbulence, mountains obscured above 6,000 to 9,000 feet, moderate mixed rime and clear icing from the freezing level to 18,000 feet, and ceilings and visibilities occasionally at or below 1,000 feet and 3 miles in rain, snow, and patchy fog.