What happened
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(-23) A non-instrument rated private pilot, on a VFR cross country flight was fatally injured after his dragonfly ii aircraft impacted terrain. Accident site was in marsh area approximately 20 miles east north east of Arthur, Nebraska. Data downloaded from onboard GPS indicates pilot became disoriented after entering clouds and lost control of aircraft. Weather at surrounding airports reported IFR conditions at estimated time of accident. Pilot was the ony person aboard and the aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS FATALLY INJURED AFTER HIS DRAGONFLY II AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN. ACCIDENT SITE WAS IN MARSH AREA APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST NORTH EAST OF ARTHUR, NEBRASKA. DATA DOWNLOADED FROM ONBOARD GPS INDICATES PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. WEATHER AT SURROUNDING AIRPORTS REPORTED IFR CONDITIONS AT ESTIMATED TIME OF ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS THE ONY PERSON ABOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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