Accident Details
Date
Thursday, February 1, 1990
NTSB Number
FTW90FA062
Location
COALGATE, OK
Event ID
20001212X22417
Coordinates
34.529445, -96.209739
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
4
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
4
Probable Cause and Findings
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.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N9235Z
Make
PIPER
Serial Number
32-40368
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
STINER ROY EDGAR
Address
7711 S YALE 1401
Status
Deregistered
City
TULSA
State / Zip Code
OK 74136
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# FTW90FA062