# Accident 20150516013339A: Piper PA-24-260, Sping Branch, TX, May 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2015, 12:32 local time
- Place: Sping Branch, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8125° N, 98.4164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8125&lon=-98.4164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9032P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9032P-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516013339A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2015 N9032P DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 AT 1T7. DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXAMATELY 200 FEET AGL,THE AIRCRAFT DECSENDED INTO A RETAINING WALL APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM AND NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12.

EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALLED 2 ADULT  AND 2 CHILDREN PERISHED IN THE CRASH AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE WRECKAGE INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND BEGAN TO SPIN.

## 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 CEN15FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA232), May 16, 2015: Piper PA 24-260 (N9032P), Spring Branch, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff due to his impairment from marijuana. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired decision to fly after using a disqualifying drug.

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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