Cessna 172RG N6599R

Summary

On 20 August 1990 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 172RG registered N6599R, operated by ULF D. Uhlig, was involved in an accident near Onancock, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 August 1990 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Onancock, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172RG

Registration

N6599R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

ULF D. Uhlig

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roanoke Rapids → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

BFO90DID01

2 people died.

THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL BECAUSE THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC, NIGHT CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PLT WAS ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT WHEN THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY IN A STEEP NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. WITNESSES WHO HEARD THE CRASH REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY, ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER 35 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS REPORTED AS CLEAR. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE PLT WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT. ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT A CFI, HE LOGGED 44 HOURS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.