Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Okmulgee, OK
35.623437°N, 95.960550°W |
Tail number | N47806 |
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Accident date | 17 Sep 1988 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-28R-201T |
Additional details: | None |
NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF ADVERSE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS, HEAVY PRECIPITATION, AND TURBULENCE. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED VERTIGO AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SUSTAINED AN INFIGHT BREAKUP AT A HIGH ALTITUDE.