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Aviation accident BFO94FA032

1 fatal · BEECH BE-58 · 1994-01-27 · NEWTOWN, OH, USA

Event

NTSB number
BFO94FA032
Event ID
20001206X00588
Type
Accident
Date
1994-01-27
Location
NEWTOWN, OH, USA
Coordinates
39.110092, -84.329811

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
BEECH
Model
BE-58
Registration
N555AC
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTATED IN NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, HIS LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION BY THE CHIEF PILOT/COMPANY MANAGEMENT.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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