PARK VALLEY, UT, USA
N8445F
PIPER PA-28-181
NEWLY CERTIFICATED PVT PLT DEPARTED ON A MOONLESS NIGHT FOR A VFR FLT. ROUTE OF FLT WAS OVER A DESERT LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE ARE NO VISUAL CUES FOR ATTITUDE REFERENCE. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAY. ACFT IMPACTED TUNDRA INVERTED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. PLT'S FLIGHT LOGBOOK INDICATED A TTL OF LESS THAN 2 HRS NIGHT FLT TIME.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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