# NTSB Accident MIA03FA122
> **Piper PA-32R-301** · 2003-06-12 · Carthage, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA03FA122
- **Event ID:** 20030619X00908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-12
- **Location:** Carthage, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.687221, -89.686668
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N232HC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the non-instrument rated pilot to following the in-flight weather avoidance assistance instructions offered by the controller and his continued flight into known adverse weather condition (thunderstorm), resulting in overload failure of the left wing and both sides of the horizontal stabilator. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment by marijuana.

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