Aviation accident NYC90FA117

1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-181 · 1990-05-29 · ROME, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number: NYC90FA117
Event ID: 20001212X23258
Type: Accident
Date: 1990-05-29
Location: ROME, PA, USA
Coordinates: 41.849491, -76.340057

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-28-181
Registration: N8376N
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE THE FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING THREE SEPARATE BRIEFINGS WHERE HE WAS TOLD 'VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.'

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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