Aviation accident FTW98FA086

1 fatal · Piper PA-38-112 · 1998-01-04 · TREMONTON, UT, USA

Event

NTSB number: FTW98FA086
Event ID: 20001211X09417
Type: Accident
Date: 1998-01-04
Location: TREMONTON, UT, USA
Coordinates: 41.689537, -112.270439

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA-38-112
Registration: N23371
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, becoming spatially disoriented and his subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the dark night and weather conditions that included obscuration and snow.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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