Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Okeechobee, FL
27.243935°N, 80.829783°W |
Tail number | N739WS |
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Accident date | 08 Nov 1991 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING A LOW PASS AT NIGHT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S LIKELY SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DUE TO THE LACK OF SURFACE VISUAL CLUES, THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AND THE PATCHY FOG CONDITIONS.