# Accident 20090624010299A: Rountr BAKENGDEUCE, Baytown, TX, June 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2009, 10:10 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Rwj Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7483° N, 94.8436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7483&lon=-94.8436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26MR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26MR-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rountree Michael H SR BAKENG DEUCE (registry code 05627Q0, https://openairdocs.org/model/rountree-michael-h-sr-bakeng-deuce) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROUNTR BAKENGDEUCE
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624010299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE PIC TURNED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPARK BUT HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND SPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN OPEN AREA BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, BUT LACKED THE NEEDED AREA REQUIRED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT MANEUVER TO AVOID A CULVERT, CROSSED OVER A DITCH AND A ROAD, STRIKING A MAIL BOX AND COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH ON THE NORTHSIDE OF THE ROAD.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED THE REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP.  THE RIGHT AILERON, A BROKEN PROPELLER BLADE, ENGINE MOUNT, FRAME TUBING AND FABRIC DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA382), Jun 24, 2009: Bakeng Deuce (N26MR), Beach City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from a partially crimped fuel tank vent tube.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.