# Accident 20200111004049A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, Pipe Creek, TX, January 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2020, 17:35 local time
- Place: Pipe Creek, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4400° N, 98.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4400&lon=-98.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350XL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350XL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AE2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200111004049A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 11, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 HOURS, A PIPER PA-46-350 OWNED BY MISSION FLIGHT CHARTERS SERVICES LLC AND OPERATED BY ISLAM HINDASH, CRASHED ON TEXAS HWY 16 AFTER PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND HITTING A STATE ROAD SIGN.   VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT RATED AND HIS PASSENGER, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SAT ON 01/11/2020 AT 16:20 HOURS AND CRASHED ABOUT AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES LATER.

## 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 CEN20LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA058), Jan 11, 2020: Piper PA46 (N350XL), Bandera, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight electrical fire, which resulted in smoke in the cabin and an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain for the emergency landing.

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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