# Accident 20040702014069A: Piper PA32300, Hot Springs, AR, July 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2004, 10:43 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5267° N, 93.0247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5267&lon=-93.0247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4123R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4123R-2004-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702014069A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW04FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA172), Jul 2, 2004: Piper PA-32-300 (N4123R), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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'…

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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