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Aviation accident LAX98FA282

1 fatal · Simons LANCAIR 235 · 1998-09-04 · LLANO, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX98FA282
Event ID
20001211X11085
Type
Accident
Date
1998-09-04
Location
LLANO, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.490142, -117.769935

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
Simons
Model
LANCAIR 235
Registration
N1142W
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

Pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions , which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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