# N15DP: 1977 Purdy HP-18, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Purdy HP-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/purdy-hp-18) (registry code 05647L6)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 47
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1995
- Last registry action: July 30, 2007
- Mode S code: A0C82F
- Owners when cancelled: [Haley Myron G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALEY%20MYRON%20G), [Marsh James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARSH%20JAMES%20I)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7441° N, 95.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77057, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DP-2012-08-01

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Purdy HP-18: https://openairdocs.org/model/purdy-hp-18.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA209), May 21, 1995: Purdy HP-18 (N15DP), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. THE LACK OF THERMAL LIFT WAS A FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950521012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012129A), May 21, 1995: Amtr HP18 (N15DP), Hempstead, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of lift. Elected land in a field. Wing struck a hay bale.

## Other aircraft with N15DP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15DP): Textron 680, S/N 680-0577, built 2017

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