Incident Summary
At 0915, an accident occurred involving a pilot who had conducted a flight into known icing conditions. The pilot received a weather briefing via DUAT prior to the flight. Area airports were reporting low ceilings, though no weather reporting facilities were available at the intended destination.
Weather Conditions
Witnesses observed a ceiling of 200 feet and visibility of one mile with fog at the airport. The airplane was not certified for flight into known icing conditions.
Flight Operations
After missing an initial approach, the pilot attempted a second approach. Following the second approach, witnesses saw and heard the airplane flying southeast of the airport at a low altitude. The accident occurred at 0915. The pilot had a scheduled appointment in town at 1000 and another appointment back at his office at 1300, which was located 50 road miles or 20 air minutes away.
Pilot Information
The pilot had approximately 340 hours of flight experience, all of which were obtained within the preceding year.