| Crash location | 38.700000°N, 102.866670°W |
| Nearest city | Kit Carson, CO
38.761113°N, 102.789367°W 5.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N8175Z |
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| Accident date | 16 Aug 1992 |
| Aircraft type | Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32-301T(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | Tan/Brown; Demolished |
THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL SIX THUNDERSTORM, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TIME.