1 fatal · PIPER PA-31-350 · 1990-04-14 · BOIS D'ARC, MO, USA
Event
NTSB number
MKC90FA082
Event ID
20001212X22981
Type
Accident
Date
1990-04-14
Location
BOIS D'ARC, MO, USA
Coordinates
37.210483, -93.550376
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-31-350
Registration
N6KG
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
INADVERTENT FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, AND FOG.