# NTSB MIA89LA025: Piper PA-31-350, N637JC, Tupelo, MS, November 10, 1988 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 10, 1988, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Tupelo, MS - Coordinates: 34.259998, -88.730865 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2600&lon=-88.7309&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 32355 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89LA025 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32355/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA025 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft parked/standing - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - taxispeed - excessive, pilot of other aircraft (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - object - aircraft moving on ground - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - taxispeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE CESSNA PLT WAS TAXIING HIS ACFT ON A MARKED TAXIWAY WHEN HE OBSERVED A PIPER PA-31-350 (CHIEFTAIN) ENTERING THE TAXIWAY AHEAD OF HIS ACFT. THE CESSNA PLT APPLIED THE BRAKES & STATED THE ACFT WAS STOPPED FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE THE LEFT WING OF THE PIPER ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT ENG & PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA. CHIEFTAIN CONTINUED FWD FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER THE COLLISION. MAIN LANDING GEAR SKID MARKS ON THE CONCRETE TAXIWAY MEASURED APRX 26 FT. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE CESSNA PLT WAS TAXIING HIS ACFT ON A MARKED TAXIWAY WHEN HE OBSERVED A PIPER PA-31-350 CHIEFTAIN ENTERING THE TAXIWAY AHEAD OF HIS ACFT. THE CESSNA PLT APPLIED THE BRAKES & STATED THE ACFT WAS STOPPED FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE THE LT WING OF THE PIPER ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT ENG & PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA. THE CHIEFTAIN CONTINUED FWD FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER THE COLLISION. MAIN LANDING GEAR SKID MARKS ON THE CONCRETE TAXIWAY MEASURED APRX 26 FT. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N637JC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 31-7852057 - Airframe hours: 3447 - Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91 - Operator: Seneca 31682, Inc. - Registered owner: Seneca 31682 Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 1988, 122 hours before - Destination: SUS, ST. LOUIS, MO - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TUP, C.D. Lemons Muni ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: N6844S (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 425 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 425-0065 - Airframe hours: 1983 - Engines: P&W PT6-112 450 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Lucky Star Industries, Inc. - Registered owner: Lucky Star Industries, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, October 15, 1988, 6 hours before - Destination: BHM, BIRMINGHAM, AL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TUP, C.D. Lemons Muni ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N637JC; age 55; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 14,739 total, 242 in this make and model, 14,601 as pilot in command, 148 in the last 90 days, 86 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N6844S; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,560 total, 61 in this make and model, 13,200 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 12 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TUP ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19881110050411A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050411A), Nov 10, 1988: Piper PA31350, Tupelo, MS, Substantial damage. Collided with N6844S while taxiing for takeoff. Was looking in other direction while entering taxiway on a angle. - [Accident 19881110050412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050412A), Nov 10, 1988: Cessna 425, Tupelo, MS, Minor damage. Collided with N637JC while taxiing for takeoff. Stated other pilot entered taxiway not looking and failed to stop. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.