1 fatal · Piper PA 24-180 · 2019-07-11 · Ketchikan, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC19FA033
Event ID
20190711X23056
Type
Accident
Date
2019-07-11
Location
Ketchikan, AK, USA
Coordinates
55.30107, -131.65202
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA 24-180
Registration
N5840P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
Unk
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.