Aviation accident CHI90DEG01

2 fatal · MCCOMB RV-4 · 1989-10-31 · EATON, OH, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI90DEG01
Event ID: 20001213X29548
Type: Accident
Date: 1989-10-31
Location: EATON, OH, USA
Coordinates: 39.739944, -84.630477

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: MCCOMB
Model: RV-4
Registration: N828BM
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND AN INADVERTENT SPIRAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS NOT INSTALLED.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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