Accident Details
Date
Thursday, May 10, 1990
NTSB Number
BFO90FA045
Location
SHADY GROVE COR, VA
Event ID
20001212X23077
Coordinates
38.269657, -77.650009
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
6
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
6
Probable Cause and Findings
VFR FLIGHT BY THE NON-INSTUMENT RATED PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND HIS EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE RECOVERING FROM AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, LOSS OF THE VACUUM SYSTEM, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N6481N
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
63055
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
WRIGHT INABELLE MARLENE
Address
ROUTE 1 PO BOX 18
Status
Deregistered
City
PURCELLVILLE
State / Zip Code
VA 22132
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# BFO90FA045