# Accident 20121213028369A: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN, Combine, TX, December 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2012, 11:02 local time
- Place: Combine, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5103° N, 96.5031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5103&lon=-96.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29NR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29NR-2014-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerovodochody L-29 DELFIN (registry code 0564310, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerovodochody-l-29-delfin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Motorlet M-701C (registry code 46000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/motorlet-m-701c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROVODOCHODY L-29 DELFIN
- Reported engine: MOTORLET M-701C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,996 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121213028369A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 13, 2012, ABOUT 1102 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AEROVODOCHODY L-29 AIRPLANE, N29NR, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR COMBINE, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LANCASTER MUNICIPAL (KLNC), LANCASTER, TEXAS, ABOUT 1030. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE OBSERVED A SMOKE PLUME FROM THE GROUND, BUT DID NOT SEE THE CRASH. THE WITNESS SAID THAT HE SAW AND HEARD THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE CRASH, AND DID NOT THINK THE AIRPLANE WAS DOING AEROBATICS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A LARGE OPEN FIELD, ABOUT 350 FEET FROM A RIVER THAT BORDERED THE EDGE OF THE LARGE FIELD. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS DISTRIBUTED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING TOWARDS THE RIVER. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE SEPARATED ON IMPACT AND WERE LOCATED ALONG THE WRECKAGE PATH. A POST CRASH FIRE ENSUED.

## 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 CEN13FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA100), Dec 13, 2012: Aerovodochody L-29 Delfin (N29NR), Combine, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined during examination of the available evidence because of extensive impact damage and postimpact fire.

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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