Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28R N5015S

26 October 1971 · La Porte, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 26 October 1971 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N5015S, operated by Cliff Hyde Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near La Porte, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
La Porte, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
La Porte
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28R
Registration
N5015S
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Cliff Hyde Fly
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Andrews, Tex → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-4199

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 3 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

NR 4 CONROD CAP FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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