Aviation accident IAD05LA028

2 fatal · Cessna 172 · 2005-01-01 · Knottsville, KY, USA

Event

NTSB number: IAD05LA028
Event ID: 20050128X00117
Type: Accident
Date: 2005-01-01
Location: Knottsville, KY, USA
Coordinates: 37.766387, -86.874443

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 172
Registration: N6225E
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his inadvertent flight into night instrument meteorological conditions.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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