Piper PA-32R-300 N4908F
20 November 1988 · Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1988 at about 00:38 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N4908F, operated by Donald Carr INS. Assoc., Inc., was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Holly Springs (M41)
- Coordinates
- 34.7705, -89.4406
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N4908F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald Carr INS. Assoc., Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carrollton → Memphis
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA89LA039
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER HE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM 12,000 FT TO 4000 FT, THE ACFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR. WHILE APCHG TO LAND AT HOLLY SPRINGS ARPT, THE ACFT ENCTRD UNFAVORABLE WINDS & TURBULENCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT LOST AIRSPEED & ALTITUDE, THEN CRASHED AFTER COLLIDING WITH TREES & POWER LINES. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS SHEARING 10 TO 15 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Card Wings Flight Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States | COX Manufacturing Co. Inc. | Fatal | 7 |
| 20 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Smith, Loren E. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Smith, ROY V | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Atlantic Ocean | Kelly, Steven K. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Kansas City Aviation Center | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1988 | Bell 47G3B-1 | Benoit, Mississippi, United States | Gray's Flying Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1988 | Cessna 172E | Floweree, Mississippi, United States | Singleton, James K. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1988 | Cessna T188C | Flora, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-23-250 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Bannerman, Bemp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172N | Houston, Mississippi, United States | Chandler, G. P. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1988 | Piper PA-31-350 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Seneca 31682, Inc. | No injuries | - |