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N43515 accident description

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Crash location 41.800000°N, 89.216670°W
Nearest city Ashton, IL
41.868086°N, 89.225098°W
4.7 miles away
Tail number N43515
Accident date 11 Jul 1990
Aircraft type Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32R-301T(NTSB)
Additional details: Tan/Brown

NTSB Probable Cause

A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHILE EN ROUTE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ON A DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT FATIGUE AND PROBABLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND/OR AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.

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