# Accident 20070325003519A: Pzlwar PZL101A, Spicewood, TX, March 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2007, 17:50 local time
- Place: Spicewood, TX
- Airport: Austin Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4778° N, 98.1211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4778&lon=-98.1211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69NV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69NV-2007-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: PZL 101A (registry code 056034J, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-101a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PZLWAR PZL101A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070325003519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM, THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED SPICEWOOD AIRPORT, SPICEWOOD, TEXAS, ON RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD AND 500 AGL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. TRYING TO TURN DOWNWIND TO LAND BACK AT SPICEWOOD, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, AND LANDED IN SOME TREES. NO INJURIES REPORTED, NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DFW07LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA087), Mar 25, 2007: PZL 101A (N69NV), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available 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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