Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Southbridge, MA
42.050096°N, 72.032853°W |
Tail number | N301WA |
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Accident date | 11 Mar 1989 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-32R-300 |
Additional details: | None |
POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL, AND HIS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). RELATED FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND TREES AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.