# Accident 20051004029389A: Supac LCA, Mcgregor, TX, October 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2005, 18:08 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4650° N, 97.4753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4650&lon=-97.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32476, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32476) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LCA (registry code 8730202, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LCA
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 40 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051004029389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/04/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1806 CST, CULVER (LCA), AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION #N32476, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS TO MCGREGOR, TEXAS, OVER MCGREGOR, TEXAS AT ABOUT 3500 FEET. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE EDGE OF A FIELD ON THE AG FARM ROAD WHEN IT HIT A FENCE POST TAKING OFF THE LEFT WING AND SKIDDING ACROSS THE ROAD BENDING THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND STOPPING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A DITCH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FOREHEAD AREA AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT EVENING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 DFW06CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA002), Oct 4, 2005: Culver LCA (N32476), McGregor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing 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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