# Accident 20160326002869A: Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A, Marathon, TX, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 16:20 local time
- Place: Marathon, TX
- Airport: Los Muertos (Private)
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2086° N, 103.2525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2086&lon=-103.2525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3068M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3068M-2017-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A (registry code 05613OB, https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-h-thomas-jodel-f11-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MATTHEWS H THOMAS JODEL - F11-A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002869A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 26, 2016, AT 1620 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A JODEL F-11-A EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N3068M, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, STRUCK TREES AND A POWER LINE WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AFTER A FAILED LANDING ATTEMPT AT A SHORT PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.  THE PRIVATE AIR STRIP IS LOCATED IN MARATHON, TEXAS (6TE2).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AND HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY IN OHIO.  THE PILOT/OWNER FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO TENNESSEE AND OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS, ARRIVED AT HIS HOME BASE IN MARATHON, TEXAS, WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA137), Mar 26, 2016: Matthews H Thomas Jodel   F11 A (N3068M), Marathon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in impact with trees and a powerline.

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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