Piper PA-30 N7484Y
2 October 1988 · La Follette, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 1988 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N7484Y, operated by Charles Russell, was involved in an accident near La Follette, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Follette, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.3696, -84.1194
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30
- Registration
- N7484Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles Russell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lansing → Knoxville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89FA004
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 PILOT REPORTED AN AUTOPILOT PROBLEM AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRFRAME COMPONENTS WERE SCATTERED IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN. ALL FRACTURES DISPLAYED OVERLOAD FAILURES. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY SYSTEM OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE AIRPLANE CENTER SECTION WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-30-160R | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-30 | Jupiter, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-30 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | J. E. Soucey | Fatal | - |
| 6 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-30 | Bristow, Oklahoma, United States | Stevenson, Red | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-30 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-30 | Naples, Florida, United States | Schindler, Ronald D. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1988 | Adams A55S | Collierville, Tennessee, United States | Turnispeed, Micheal R. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Cessna 195A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1988 | Cessna 172L | Michie, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Somerville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Beechcraft V35B | Parson, Tennessee, United States | Hubbs Construction Co. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1988 | Schempp-Hirth 2 | Whitwell, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |