19881020049519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Tupelo, MS · October 20, 1988

Date
October 20, 1988 · 20:30 local
Place
Tupelo, MS
Airport
C D Lemons Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6877Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA013
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total200 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both engines quit en route. Crash landed. Fuel selectors on empty aux tanks mains full. Had applied for atco license

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED. FUEL SELECTORS ON EMPTY AUX TANKS MAINS FULL.HAD APPLIED FOR ATCO LICENSE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.