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N8087M accident description

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Crash location Unknown
Nearest city Hesperia, CA
34.426389°N, 117.300878°W
Tail number N8087M
Accident date 17 Sep 1989
Aircraft type Cessna 310I
Additional details: None

NTSB Probable Cause

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, PRESSURE INDUCED BY HIS WIFE (THE PASSENGER) TO TAKE THE FLIGHT, DARK NIGHT, WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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