# Accident 19881020049519A: Piper PA23250, Tupelo, MS, October 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1988, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: C D Lemons Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.2592° N, 88.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2592&lon=-88.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6877Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6877Y-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881020049519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA013), Oct 21, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N6877Y), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage

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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