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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Hot Springs, AR · July 2, 2004

Date: July 2, 2004 · 10:43 local
Place: Hot Springs, AR
Airport: Memorial Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4123R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW04FA172
Reported as: Piper PA32300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N4123RRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2004 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40441 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On July 2, 2004, at 1043 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300 single-engine airplane, N4123R, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The instrument rated private pilot/owner, the sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that originated at lebanon-springfield airport (6I2), near springfield, Kentucky, about 0700, destined for Hot Springs/memorial airport (hot), near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 code of federal regulations part 91.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2004, AT 1043 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N4123R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT LEBANON-SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT (6I2), NEAR SPRINGFIELD, KENTUCKY, ABOUT 0700, DESTINED FOR HOT SPRINGS/MEMORIAL AIRPORT (HOT), NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW04FA172Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHot Springs, ARThe pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Factors were the clouds and the air traffic controllers' failure to provide known information that may have assisted the…Jul 2, 2004 · Substantial damage