Accident · 1996-09-07

NTSB case NYC96FA182 · Piper PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-09-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 (N422FL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ROBERT S. GOLABEK Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ROBERT S. GOLABEK

Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation by not obtaining a preflight weather briefing, his VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft after becoming spatial disoriented. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of operation (night and actual instrument flight conditions).

Source: NTSB case NYC96FA182

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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