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N8175Z accident description

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Crash location 38.700000°N, 102.866670°W
Nearest city Kit Carson, CO
38.761113°N, 102.789367°W
5.9 miles away
Tail number N8175Z
Accident date 16 Aug 1992
Aircraft type Piper 32(AF) Piper PA-32-301T(NTSB)
Additional details: Tan/Brown; Demolished

NTSB Probable Cause

THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL SIX THUNDERSTORM, AND HIS LACK OF INSTRUMENT TIME.

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