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Pilots of two different aircraft allow a false understanding of the reality around them at night and in instrument conditions to set the stage for their respective accidents.
The first thing a pilot would want to do at night is get high above any obstacle in or near his path.
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed an October 2017 Cessna 172 accident, which killed both the pilot and his wife, on “the pilot’s decision to fly along the river at low altitude contrary to applicable regulations and safety of flight considerations.”
A serendipitous discovery uncovers priceless aeronautical memorabilia.