Crash location | 37.116670°N, 83.383330°W |
Nearest city | Hyden, KY
37.160925°N, 83.373237°W 3.1 miles away |
Tail number | N4728A |
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Accident date | 05 Aug 1990 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 152(AF) Cessna A152(NTSB) |
Additional details: | White/Blue |
THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY CONTINUING VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE THUNDERSTORMS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLYING PROFICIENCY.