# Accident 20021020031889A: Piper PA32301, Paron, AR, October 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Paron, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7919° N, 92.7531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7919&lon=-92.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4353Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4353Y-2003-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021020031889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/20/2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30, A PA 23, N4353Y WITH SIX PEOPLE ONBOARD, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM PARON ARKANSAS IN SALINE COUNTY. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED OR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THAT AREA AT THAT TIME WAS LIGHT RAIN, 900 FT. OVERCAST. ALL FATAL.

## 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 FTW03FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA016), Oct 20, 2002: Piper PA-32-301 (N4353Y), Paron, AR, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from terrain. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, the pilot's decision to fly in known adverse weather conditions, and his lack of an…

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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