Piper PA-15 N4481H
3 March 1968 · Rapid City, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1968 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-15 registered N4481H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lien
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-15
- Registration
- N4481H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0464
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
PLT ALLOWED UNQUALIFIED PX TO MAKE TAKEOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-15 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-15 | Grayson County, Virginia, United States | Air Taxi of SO | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-15 | Thief Rvr Fl, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-15 | Council Blfs, Iowa, United States | Auburn Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-15 | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-15 | Stormville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-15 | Agua Dulce, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |