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Aviation accident ERA19FA116

1 fatal · Piper PA28 · 2019-03-05 · Fellsmere, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA19FA116
Event ID
20190305X45612
Type
Accident
Date
2019-03-05
Location
Fellsmere, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.715, -80.527221

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA28
Registration
N556PU
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The student pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation following an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both the pilot and the flight school to ensure that the pilot had received the proper endorsements for the flight and the pilot’s self-imposed pressure to complete the flight in order to remain in the flight program.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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