19881115063189I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Celina, TN · November 15, 1988

Date: November 15, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place: Celina, TN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N260TM
Reported as: Piper PA32260
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N260TMRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2019 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-689 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Electrical failure. No radio. Tried to find VFR conditions. Lost and low on fuel. Landed on a road.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE. NO RADIO. TRIED TO FIND VFR CONDITIONS. LOST AND LOW ON FUEL. LANDED ON A ROAD.