Piper PA-28R N15482
18 October 1973 · Fort Pierce, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1973 at about 07:22 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N15482, operated by Lease-A-Plane, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Pierce, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Pierce, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N15482
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lease-A-Plane
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Charlotte, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3213
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
FLEW INTO CLOUDS ENROUTE, LOST CTL.R OUTBD WG & TAIL SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Columbia, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Marquez, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Cripple Crk, Colorado, United States | Aero West, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Porterville AV | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Skaddie Draper | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Schenectady, New York, United States | Gateway Cablev | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |