# Accident 19881119051419A: Piper PA32R300, Holly Springs, MS, November 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1988, 18:38 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Airport: Holly Springs-Marshall County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7705° N, 89.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7705&lon=-89.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4908F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4908F-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 74 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051419A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR QUIT. STRUCK TREES ON NIGHT VISUAL LANDING. BLAMED WINDSHEAR ON FINAL PUT AIRCRAFT IN TREES.

## 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 MIA89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA039), Nov 20, 1988: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4908F), Holly Springs, MS, destroyed

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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