1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-181 · 1990-05-20 · EAST LANSING, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI90FA130
Event ID
20001212X23097
Type
Accident
Date
1990-05-20
Location
EAST LANSING, MI, USA
Coordinates
42.759063, -84.459083
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-28-181
Registration
N24PT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE FLYING IN CLOUDS DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WERE: INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE, OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, AND ANXIETY/APPREHENSION.