# Accident 19910301062639A: Piper PA23250, Suches, GA, March 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1991, 17:40 local time
- Place: Suches, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7299° N, 84.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7299&lon=-84.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6546Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6546Y-1992-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,087 total, 376 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301062639A

## Narrative

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

SQUAWKED 7700 DUE ELECTRICS LOSS. DESCENDED MEANWHILE INTO TREES ON A RIDGE,NO DEFECTS FOUND. FAILED NOTE DESCENT.

## 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 ATL91LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA062), Mar 1, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N6546Y), Suches, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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