# Accident 20020312005419A: Piper PA28RT201T, Marianna, AR, March 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2002, 18:54 local time
- Place: Marianna, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7039° N, 90.5989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7039&lon=-90.5989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84719, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84719-2003-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020312005419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 12, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 18:15 CST, PIPER PA-28-RT-201T, N84719, DEPARTED LITTLE ROCK, AR (LIT) FOR TUNICA, MS. THE PRIVATE, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT RECEIVED A FSS WEATHER BRIEFING STATING VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. THE PILOT STATED TO THE BRIEFER HE WOULD "SCUD RUN". MEMPHIS WEATHER (MEM), AT THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 700' OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 3 MILES IN LIGHT DRIZZLE AND MIST. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM LITTLE ROCK (LIT), THE MEMPHIS WEATHER WAS 900 BROKEN, 1,400' OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 2 AND 1/2 MILES IN DRIZZLE AND MIST. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IS 18:54 LOCAL TIME, BASED UPON THE LAST KNOWN POSITION/CONTACT WITH THE PILOT AND THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE REMAINS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE STRUCK A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 AGL, THEN THE GROUND 91 FEET FROM THE TREE, WITH THE FUSELAGE COMING TO REST 160' FROM THE TREE.

## 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 FTW02FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA095), Mar 13, 2002: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N84719), Marianna, AR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather conditions and his failure to maintain clearance with terrain while maneuvering. Factors were, the low cloud and mist weather conditions, and the…

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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