# Accident 19881002042469A: Piper PA30, Lafollette, TN, October 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lafollette, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3696° N, 84.1194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3696&lon=-84.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7484Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484Y-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881002042469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS. REPORTED UPSIDE DOWN AND AUTOPILOT DEFECT. SPIRAL DIVED WINGS FAILED. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA004), Oct 2, 1988: Piper PA-30 (N7484Y), La Follette, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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