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Aviation accident BFO93FA093

1 fatal · PIPER PA-28RT-201 · 1993-05-17 · HANCOCK, MD, USA

Event

NTSB number
BFO93FA093
Event ID
20001211X12294
Type
Accident
Date
1993-05-17
Location
HANCOCK, MD, USA
Coordinates
39.700462, -78.170562

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28RT-201
Registration
N8247G
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, HIS INITIATION OF VFR FLT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, RAIN, THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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