Jun 12, 2003
Accident
Destroyed Carthage, MS
Injuries2 fatal
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
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.
NTSB MIA03FA122