# Accident 20040807019499A: Piper PA32300, Burnet, TX, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 16:58 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0042° N, 98.4325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0042&lon=-98.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N927RP-2007-05-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807019499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES REPORTED AN AIRCRAFT TO AUTHORITIES, AS COMING OUT OF THE CLOUDS IN A DIVING POSITION STRAIGHT DOWN, THEN DISAPPEARING BEHING A TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE AND WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BURNET, TEXAS. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHWEST BURNET COUNTY, APPROXIMATELY 32 MILES FROM HORSESHOE BAY AIRPARK (4XS7). THE PILOT HAD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE-ENGINE RATING THAT WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 16, 2004. THE PILOT RECEIVED THREE WEATHER BRIEFINGS FROM THE SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. PARTS OF THE AIRPLANE, INCLUDING THE LEFT WING, FLAP, AND LANDING GEAR WERE SCATTERED UP TO ONE-HALF MILE FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. A REPORT FROM THE AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM (ASOS) WEATHER STATION INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS, VISIBILITY WAS 9-STATUTE MILES, AND SKY CONDITIONS WAS OVERCAST AT 4,300 FEET.

## 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 FTW04FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA208), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA-32-300 (N927RP), Burnet, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather, VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation. A…

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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