| Crash location | Unknown |
| Nearest city | Pascagoula, MS
30.365755°N, 88.556127°W |
| Tail number | N80542 |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 16 Mar 1989 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172M |
| Additional details: | None |
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, WEATHER CONDITIONS, PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME, LACK OF VISUAL CUES AT NIGHT, AND TREES AT THE CRASH SITE.