# Accident 19950521012129A: Amtr HP18, Hempstead, TX, May 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hempstead, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0894° N, 96.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0894&lon=-96.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15DP-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Purdy HP-18 (registry code 05647L6, https://openairdocs.org/model/purdy-hp-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 5 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RAN OUT OF LIFT. ELECTED LAND IN A FIELD. WING STRUCK A HAY BALE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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