# Accident 20031217034769A: Piper PA32260, Brooklyn, IA, December 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7067° N, 92.4617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7067&lon=-92.4617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3733W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3733W-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 355 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217034769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT OBTAINED WEATHER BRIEF FROM PRESCOTT AZ FSS. VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. PILOT LEFT PWK ENROUTE TO IKV AND ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW. ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND THE NEXT MORNING BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. WEATHER.

## 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 CHI04FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04FA044), Dec 18, 2003: Piper PA-32-260 (N3733W), Brooklyn, IA, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning/decision resulting in VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance resulting in in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors to 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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