# NTSB Accident ERA12FA433
> **PIPER PA-32R-300** · 2012-07-08 · New Site, MS, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12FA433
- **Event ID:** 20120708X63728
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-08
- **Location:** New Site, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.55389, -88.418052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-300
- **Registration:** N4386F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 the airplane.

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