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| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1992 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  North American Navion A (L-17C) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4904E |
| MSN: | NAV A 983 |
| Engine model: | Continental E-185-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monteverde, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Winterhaven, FL (KGIF) |
| Sanford, FL (KSFB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED A VFR FLIGHT AND ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS EN ROUTE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED INTO A LAKE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92FA112
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jun-2021 15:35 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Apr-2024 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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