Accident Details
Date
Thursday, November 29, 1990
NTSB Number
MIA91FA035
Location
BUNNELL, FL
Event ID
20001212X24653
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
1
Probable Cause and Findings
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, WHILE MANEUVERING AT NIGHT OVER AN UNLIGHTED AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND POSSIBLE SPATIAL DISORIENTATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO LACK OF VISUAL QUES.
Aircraft Information
Registration
N174ER
Make
PIPER
Serial Number
2841213
Engine Type
Reciprocating
Registered Owner (Historical)
Name
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
Address
DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT
Status
Deregistered
City
DAYTONA BEACH
State / Zip Code
FL 32014
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# MIA91FA035