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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Huntsville, AR · October 21, 2013

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Date
October 21, 2013 · 14:05 local
Place
Huntsville, AR
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N888TP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA014
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
232 total43 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days
N888TPRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 3246090 · Built 1997Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 21, 2013, at approximately 1405 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-301 airplane, N888TP, impacted trees and terrain during a descent from cruise 11 miles southeast of the Huntsville, Arkansas airport (H34) in the ozark national forest. The pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. The flight originated from thomas c. russell field airport (alx) near alexander city, al with a destination of claremore regional airport (gcm) near claremore, OK. A VFR flight plan was on file, the airman was a private pilot and not instrument rated.

Enroute to gcm, the pilot requested and was given VFR flight following. The pilot advised air traffic control of weather along his route of flight and was given headings to fly around the weather. The airplane was observed to descend at a high rate of speed following the turn and no further radio contact was established.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 21, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-301 AIRPLANE, N888TP, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A DESCENT FROM CRUISE 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE HUNTSVILLE, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (H34) IN THE OZARK NATIONAL FOREST. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THOMAS C. RUSSELL FIELD AIRPORT (ALX) NEAR ALEXANDER CITY, AL WITH A DESTINATION OF CLAREMORE REGIONAL AIRPORT (GCM) NEAR CLAREMORE, OK. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE, THE AIRMAN WAS A PRIVATE PILOT AND NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

ENROUTE TO GCM, THE PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING. THE PILOT ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF WEATHER ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND WAS GIVEN HEADINGS TO FLY AROUND THE WEATHER. THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO DESCEND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED FOLLOWING THE TURN AND NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED.

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 CEN14FA014Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ARThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued flight into an area of known rain with reduced visibility and his failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering the airplane after entering these conditions.Oct 21, 2013 · Destroyed