Accident · 1990-03-16

NTSB case ANC90FA039 · PIPER PA-32-301 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1990-03-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-301 (N8290T)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case ANC90FA039

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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