Aviation accident ANC17FA049

1 fatal · PIPER PA-18AS · 2017-08-24 · Tyonek, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC17FA049
Event ID: 20170824X71759
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-08-24
Location: Tyonek, AK, USA
Coordinates: 61.194442, -152.027496

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-18AS
Registration: N1905A
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night, marginal visual flight rules to instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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