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N3847S accident description

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Crash location Unknown
Nearest city Tuckahoe, NJ
39.290115°N, 74.753775°W
Tail number N3847S
Accident date 04 Sep 1992
Aircraft type Cessna 172E
Additional details: None

NTSB Probable Cause

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK (OR DARKNESS), AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

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