ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43574
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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Date:24-OCT-2008
Time:21:34
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comance
Operator:Private
Registration: N7510Y
C/n / msn: 30-574
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Near Selmer, TN -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC), AR
Destination airport:KCRX
Narrative:
On October 23, 2008, about 2134 central daylight time, a Piper PA-30, N7510Y, registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed in a corn field near Selmer, Tennessee. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from Searcy Municipal Airport (SRC), Searcy, Arkansas, to Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), Corinth, Mississippi. The airplane was substantially damaged by impact and the certificated private pilot was killed. The time of departure from SRC was estimated to be between 1835 and 1845.

Sources:
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20081025/NEWS01/810250304
http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Aviation/ERA09FA027/default.htm
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20081024X62158&key=1



Photo: NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Oct-2008 10:17 RobertMB Added
21-Jul-2010 11:39 harro Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
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