The pilot, who had flown the route in mountainous terrain many times before, took off at night without a weather briefing. He might have reasoned that years of experience flying over familiar territory would keep him out of harm's way. Yet on a fateful January night in 2007, the inevitable happened: The 2,900-hour pilot flew his airplane into a snow-covered hillside. The pilot and his passenger paid the ultimate price-both perished in the accident.
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