Aviation accident FTW95FA222

4 fatal · PIPER PA-28-180 · 1995-05-30 · BYERS, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: FTW95FA222
Event ID: 20001207X03443
Type: Accident
Date: 1995-05-30
Location: BYERS, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.70943, -104.219825

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 4
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 4

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-28-180
Registration: N55114
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE LOW CEILINGS, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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