# Accident 19881110050411A: Piper PA31350, Tupelo, MS, November 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Airport: C D Lemons Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2600° N, 88.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2600&lon=-88.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N637JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,739 total, 242 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050411A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH N6844S WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. WAS LOOKING IN OTHER DIRECTION WHILE ENTERING TAXIWAY ON A ANGLE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6844S, Cessna 425: [Accident 19881110050412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050412A)

## 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 MIA89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA025), Nov 10, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 (N637JC), 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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