- Date
- November 19, 1988, 18:38 local (Nov 20, 1988, 00:38 UTC)
- Place
- Holly Springs, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4908FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881119051419A
- Case key
- 32363
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after he began a descent from 12,000 ft to 4000 ft, the acft lost all electrical power due to failure of the alternator. While apchg to land at Holly Springs arpt, the acft enctrd unfavorable winds & turbulence. Subsequently, it lost airspeed & altitude, then crashed after colliding with trees & power lines. According to the plt, the wind was shearing 10 to 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4908F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7680486
- Airframe hours
- 2,850
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald Carr Ins. Assoc.,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Donnaud-Carr Ins. Assc. Inc,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CTJ · Carrollton, GA
- Destination
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- M41 · Holly Springs, runway 18, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 74 in this make and model · 383 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 136 °F, dew point 136 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.