Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Wheeling, WV
40.063962°N, 80.720915°W |
Tail number | N231NR |
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Accident date | 16 Feb 1992 |
Aircraft type | Mooney M20K |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND HIS IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR PROPER RECOVERY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ICING CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN AIRFRAME ICE.