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Aviation accident MIA94FA078

1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 1994-02-23 · INVERNESS, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
MIA94FA078
Event ID
20001206X00795
Type
Accident
Date
1994-02-23
Location
INVERNESS, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.829975, -82.270858

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-161
Registration
N44899
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's lack of total experience in instrument flight, simulated instrument flight, and night flight resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the dark night with no visible horizon.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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