Piper PA-15 N4576H
5 November 2001 · Decatur, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 2001 at about 19:18 local time, a Piper PA-15 registered N4576H was involved in an accident near Decatur, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur Airport (DEC)
- Coordinates
- 39.8507, -88.9308
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-15
- Registration
- N4576H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Decatur → Decatur
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The excessive braking performed by the flight instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor stated that during the landing rollout he applied brake pressure and, "...the brakes grabbed and caused the aircraft to go over on its nose immediately, stopping immediately, with the nose of the aircraft resting on the ground, tail in the air."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Feb 2004 | Piper PA-15 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-15 | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-15 | Conyers, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2008 | Piper PA-15 | Pleasanton, Texas, United States | Ralph A. Hoyt | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-15 | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-15 | Lakeview, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2001 | Cessna 172R | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2001 | Cessna 152 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Central Illinois Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Schleicher ASW-20 | HIghland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |