Aviation accident FTW89FA151

1 fatal · BELLANCA 17-30A · 1989-04-17 · JUNCTION, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number: FTW89FA151
Event ID: 20001213X28092
Type: Accident
Date: 1989-04-17
Location: JUNCTION, TX, USA
Coordinates: 30.479558, -99.770233

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: BELLANCA
Model: 17-30A
Registration: N8785V
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE WERE FACTORS.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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