Accident · 1990-06-10

NTSB case ATL90FA128 · MOONEY M20J · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-06-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J (N201SE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ROBERT LEE PILCHER JR. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROBERT LEE PILCHER JR.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE OVER HIGH TERRAIN. DARKNESS AND HIGH TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case ATL90FA128

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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