Piper PA-32-300 accident near Mount Pleasant, TX
On July 4, 2022, a Piper PA-32-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 4, 2022
- Place
- Mount Pleasant, TX
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.111°N, 94.964°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220704105413
Official records · CEN22FA299
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 3, 2022, at 2244 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300 airplane, N1403X, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Texas. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. The pilot-rated passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the visual flight rules flight departed from the Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, about 2145, and proceeded direct to the Mt. Pleasant Regional Airport (OSA), Mt. Pleasant, Texas. The pilot climbed to a cruise altitude of about 8,500 feet before beginning a descent about 30 miles from the destination airport. About 4 miles from OSA, the pilot entered the airport traffic pattern on a left base leg for runway 17. About 1.5 miles from the runway 17 threshold the airplane was established on final approach at 700 ft mean sea level (recorded geometric altitude). The recorded altitudes from the time the plane became established on final approach until the last ADS-B data point showed a consistent descent without any major disturbances. The final ADS-B data point was received at 2244:45 when the airplane was about 0.42 miles from the runway arrival threshold. A witness located immediately north of the airport along the extended runway centerline reported hearing the airplane. He noted that it seemed to be right overhead when he first heard it and, approximately one second later he heard the airplane impact the trees on the oppos
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath while on final approach in night visual conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
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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.
