# Accident 20131021019919A: Piper PA-32R-301, Huntsville, AR, October 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2013, 14:05 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8964° N, 93.7606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8964&lon=-93.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888TP-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 43 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131021019919A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA014), Oct 21, 2013: Piper PA 32R-301 (N888TP), Huntsville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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