| Crash location | 34.666670°N, 96.233330°W |
| Nearest city | Coalgate, OK
34.538148°N, 96.218609°W 8.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N9235Z |
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| Accident date | 31 Jan 1990 |
| Aircraft type | Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32-300(NTSB) |
| Additional details: | White w/Blue stripe |
FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INOPERATIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, UNRELIABLE FLASHLIGHT, THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.