Piper PA-32R-300 accident near New Site, MS
On July 8, 2012, a Piper PA-32R-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Site, MS. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 8, 2012
- Place
- New Site, MS
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.554°N, 88.418°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120708X63728
Official records · ERA12FA433
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts (Partial): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2012, about 1358 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300, N4386F, was substantially damaged following an inflight break up, and impact with terrain in a heavily wooded area near New Site, Mississippi. The airplane had departed from the Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP), Andrews, North Carolina, about 1218 and had an intended destination of University-Oxford Airport (OUX), Oxford, Mississippi. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to an eyewitness, the airplane was observed entering a cloud. He then heard the engine "revving," "a loud pop" that was not associated with any thunder, and then saw pieces of the airplane coming out of the cloud. He further reported that there was "a lot of wind" coming from a southerly or westerly direction and that he was watching a "really bad thunderstorm" approach. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and pilot records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate, with ratings for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane. The pilot had received his rating for instrument airplane on February 27, 2009. His most recent flight time logbook entry was dated July 6, 2012. At that time he had recorded 452.2 total hours of flight experience and 98.2 total hours of flight experience in the accident airplane make and model. He had also
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to operate into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the inadvertent penetration of a severe thunderstorm, a subsequent loss of control, and in-flight breakup of the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
