# Accident 20030315005059A: Piper PA38112, Prattsville, AR, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 07:59 local time
- Place: Prattsville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2956° N, 92.4964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2956&lon=-92.4964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91594-2004-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315005059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2003, AT 0759 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N91594, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED A RADIO TOWER AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PRATTSVILLE ARKANSAS. THE PLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DECATUR, TEXAS AT APPROX. 0500 CST. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

## 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 FTW03FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA111), Mar 15, 2003: Piper PA-38-112 (N91594), Prattsville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's execution of VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Fog conditions and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating are contributing factors.

## Other reports on N91594 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870428024759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428024759I), Apr 28, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N91594), Muscatine, IA, Minor damage. Landed short, main gear struck an embankment. Right main gear failed on subsequent landing.

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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