# Accident 20030612012199A: Piper PA32R301, Carthage, MS, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 16:25 local time
- Place: Carthage, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6872° N, 89.6867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6872&lon=-89.6867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232HC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232HC-2005-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 140 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612012199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT 06/12/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:25Z. A STORM CELL WAS IN THE AREA AT THE SAME TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING.

## 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 MIA03FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA122), Jun 12, 2003: Piper PA-32R-301 (N232HC), Carthage, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the non-instrument rated pilot to following the in-flight weather avoidance assistance instructions offered by the controller and his continued flight into known adverse weather…

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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