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Aviation accident BFO89FA058

3 fatal · PIPER PA-32-300 · 1989-07-16 · LIBERTYTOWN, MD, USA

Event

NTSB number
BFO89FA058
Event ID
20001213X28731
Type
Accident
Date
1989-07-16
Location
LIBERTYTOWN, MD, USA
Coordinates
38.319854, -75.210258

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
PIPER
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N83HA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO DISORIENTATION, AND OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE WINGS AND STABILATOR DUE TO THE PILOT EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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