| Crash location | 41.800000°N, 89.216670°W |
| Nearest city | Ashton, IL
41.868086°N, 89.225098°W 4.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N43515 |
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| Accident date | 11 Jul 1990 |
| Aircraft type | Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32R-301T(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | Tan/Brown |
A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, WHILE EN ROUTE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ON A DARK NIGHT, AND THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER FROM UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PILOT FATIGUE AND PROBABLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT AND/OR AN INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION.