Report reveals David Stephens's final fatal Snowy Mountains flight

Report reveals David Stephens's final fatal Snowy Mountains flight

Flight data reveals final moments before Snowy Mountains crash. Spatial disorientation suspected. Pilot lacking instrument rating.

Pilot most likely disoriented in cloud before fatal Snowy Mountains crash, report finds

David Stephens’ body and destroyed aircraft were found in the Snowy Mountains after a multi-agency search over several days. Photo: NSW Police/ATSB. An investigation has concluded that a pilot most likely became disoriented by cloud before his aircraft crashed into the Snowy Mountains earlier this year. Bega resident David Stephens was killed during a flight from Wangaratta Airport, Victoria, to Moruya Airport on 15 July. The wreckage of the 74-…