Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Hagerstown, MD
39.641763°N, 77.719993°W |
Tail number | N4917B |
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Accident date | 27 Aug 1989 |
Aircraft type | Beech C50 |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AFTER INTENTIONALLY FLYING INTO INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S OVER CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY AND THE OBSCURED WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH EXISTED.