# Accident 19951212040319A: Piper PA32R301T, Parker, KS, December 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1995, 14:25 local time
- Place: Parker, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3207° N, 94.9899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3207&lon=-94.9899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14BA-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NON RATED PILOT ATTEMPTED DESCENT THRU CLOUDS. SPATIAL SPIRAL DIVE ENSUED. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. BURNED ON IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA049), Dec 12, 1995: Piper PA-32R-301T (N14BA), Parker, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (cocaine); his improper in-flight decision to continue flight over an overcast condition and then to descend into instrument…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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