# Accident 20061021027439A: Piper PA38112, Wimberly, TX, October 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2006, 17:38 local time
- Place: Wimberly, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9931° N, 98.0436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9931&lon=-98.0436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2426N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2426N-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 20 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061021027439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/21/2006, AIRCRAFT N2426N, PA-38-112, ENROUTE FROM 5R3 TO BAZ, REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE, AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED GROUND AND AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.

## 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 DFW07LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA009), Oct 21, 2006: Piper PA-38-112 (N2426N), Wimberley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate pre-flight planning which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent the loss of engine power. 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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