Accident Details
Date
Friday, October 9, 1992
NTSB Number
NYC93FA012
Location
PULASKI, VA
Event ID
20001211X15925
Coordinates
37.049812, -80.760429
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2
Probable Cause and Findings
THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ACTIONS OF THE RADAR CONTROLLER WHOSE VECTORS AND NO-GYRO VECTORS MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N31953
Make
PIPER
Serial Number
32-7800008
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
TARHEEL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Address
923 WEST END BLVD
Status
Deregistered
City
WINSTON SALEM
State / Zip Code
NC 27101
Country
United States
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC93FA012