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N5117U accident description

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Crash location 38.883330°N, 79.416670°W
Nearest city Onego, WV
38.847889°N, 79.421992°W
2.5 miles away
Tail number N5117U
Accident date 04 Jun 1990
Aircraft type C-172(AF) Cessna 172RG(NTSB)
Additional details: WHITE/RED/BLUE

NTSB Probable Cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE (ALTITUDE) FROM MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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