Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Salinas, CA
36.677737°N, 121.655501°W |
Tail number | N9993G |
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Accident date | 18 May 1990 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING VISUAL FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO ADHERE TO THE PROPOSED FLIGHT ROUTE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WAS A FACTOR.