Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Ramona, CA
38.547406°N, 121.408842°W |
Tail number | N6067Z |
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Accident date | 08 Aug 1989 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-601P |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGIAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, LOW CEILING, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING.