Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Rome, PA
41.716726°N, 79.616440°W |
Tail number | N8376N |
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Accident date | 29 May 1990 |
Aircraft type | Piper PA-28-181 |
Additional details: | None |
AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HIS DECISION TO MAKE THE FLIGHT AFTER RECEIVING THREE SEPARATE BRIEFINGS WHERE HE WAS TOLD 'VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.'