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N9235Z accident description

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Crash location 34.666670°N, 96.233330°W
Nearest city Coalgate, OK
34.538148°N, 96.218609°W
8.9 miles away
Tail number N9235Z
Accident date 31 Jan 1990
Aircraft type Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32-300(NTSB)
Additional details: White w/Blue stripe

NTSB Probable Cause

FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INOPERATIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, UNRELIABLE FLASHLIGHT, THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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