# Accident 20120708014769A: Piper PA-32R-300, New Site, MS, July 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: New Site, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5539° N, 88.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5539&lon=-88.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4386F-2018-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 98 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120708014769A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 8, 2012, APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS CST N4386F WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TREES, GROUND AND CAME TO REST IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER WERE IN THE MAIN WRECKAGE, THE 2ND PASSENGER WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 975 FEET, WEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE STABILATOR, LEFT WING AND VERTICAL STABILATOR WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE SMELL OF AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 ERA12FA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA433), Jul 8, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4386F), New Site, MS, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to operate into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the inadvertent penetration of a severe thunderstorm, a subsequent loss of control, and in-flight breakup of…

## Other reports on N4386F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860726050579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726050579I), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA32300 (N4386F), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Left landing gear collapsed on touchdown. Found left gear acuator inoperative.

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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