Piper PA-22-108 N4571Z

Summary

On 7 March 2011 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N4571Z was involved in an accident near Lockhart, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 March 2011 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lockhart, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Lockhart Municipal Airport (50R)

Coordinates

29.8695, -97.6703

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-108

Registration

N4571Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lockhart → Lockhart

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA217

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Local law enforcement reported that several witnesses observed an airplane, matching the description of the accident airplane, flying low over homes and automobiles on the afternoon of the accident. Later, the wreckage was discovered just west of the airport property. The airplane had impacted trees and came to rest inverted. The empennage was bent and twisted 180 degrees beneath the fuselage and wings. An examination of the airplane and its systems revealed no mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.