Crash location | 30.483330°N, 86.800000°W |
Nearest city | Holley, FL
30.446865°N, 86.906906°W 6.8 miles away |
Tail number | N5572W |
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Accident date | 13 Mar 1989 |
Aircraft type | Piper Cherokee(AF) Piper PA-28-160(NTSB) |
Additional details: | None |
CONTINUED FLIGHT BY THE PLT INTO ADVERSE WX, FOLLOWED BY SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. LACK OF A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND LACK OF VISUAL CUES AT NIGHT WERE CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.