# Accident 19960620014599A: Antonv AN2, Weir, TX, June 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1996, 09:50 local time
- Place: Weir, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6767° N, 97.5911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weir, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6767&lon=-97.5911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67AN-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pzl-Mielec AN-2 (registry code 9820200, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-mielec-an-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR (registry code 67203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANTONV AN2
- Reported engine: WSK ASZ621R16
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620014599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. (.4)DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE EXECUTED AND A FORCED APPROACH/LANDING WAS INITIATED TO A FIELD. WHILE ON THE APPROACH, THE PILOT OBSERVED A DITCH RUNNING ACROSS THE PROPOSED LANDING PATHWAY. HE TURNED THE AIRPLANE RIGHT TO PARALLEL THE DITCH.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A BUILDING BY INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPING THE AIRPLANE.  DURING THIS AVOIDANCE MANEUVER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE BUILDING.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE'S INTERNAL FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 FTW96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA263), Jun 20, 1996: Wsk Pzl Mielec AN-2 (N67AN), Weir, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: engine seizure for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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