# Accident 20081130854289A: Piper PA15, Pleasanton, TX, November 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2008, 14:52 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Airport: Pleasanton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9542° N, 98.5197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9542&lon=-98.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4659H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4659H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081130854289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS STARTED BY HAND WITH THE TAIL TIED BY A ROPE.  THE ROPE BROKE AND THE PILOT COULD NOT HOLD IT.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK LEFT WING OF ADJACENT AIRPLANE N28VT AND WAS STOPPED BY A FENCE.

## 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 CEN09CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA077), Nov 30, 2008: Piper PA-15 (N4659H), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane while hand-starting the engine.

## Other reports on N4659H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780105003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105003519A), Jan 5, 1978: Piper PA15 (N4659H), Cherokee, NC, Destroyed. Un outclimb surrounding terrain.

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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