Aviation accident MIA91FA035

1 fatal · PIPER PA-28-161 · 1990-11-29 · BUNNELL, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA91FA035
Event ID: 20001212X24653
Type: Accident
Date: 1990-11-29
Location: BUNNELL, FL, USA

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-28-161
Registration: N174ER
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NBRT
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT NIGHT OVER AN UNLIGHTED AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL QUES.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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