Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | East Lansing, MI
42.736979°N, 84.483865°W |
Tail number | N24PT |
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Accident date | 20 May 1990 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-28-181 |
Additional details: | None |
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHILE FLYING IN CLOUDS DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WERE: INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE, OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT, AND ANXIETY/APPREHENSION.