# Accident 20150701010609A: Piper PA-28-151, Hillsville, VA, July 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2015, 17:07 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Airport: Twin County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7725° N, 80.8214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7725&lon=-80.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43503-2015-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,128 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150701010609A

## Narrative

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

TWIN COUNTY AIRPORT, HILLSVILLE, VA(HLX): N43503, A PA28, CRASHED IN A FIELD, 200 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 19. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED THE PILOT INJURED WITH MINOR LACERATIONS. THE PAX WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA257), Jul 1, 2015: Piper PA28 (N43503), Galax Hillsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning onto the final approach leg of the traffic pattern, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing…

## Other reports on N43503 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810328012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012759A), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA28151 (N43503), Minchumina, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on snow-covered runway. Nose wheel hit snow-ridge and collapsed.

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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