# Accident 20160622015329A: Piper PA-12, Burnett, TX, June 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2016, 16:15 local time
- Place: Burnett, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7472° N, 98.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7472&lon=-98.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160622015329A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PILOT WAS TURNING DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 19 AT BURNETT TEXAS (KBMQ) AND DESCENDING PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT THE ENGINE HAD STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE LARGEST FIELD AVAILABLE 1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE RUNWAY. ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION. NO POST CRASH FIRE, HAZMAT SPILL OR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL 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 GAA16CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA347), Jun 22, 2016: Piper PA 12 (N223CG), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate fuel levels, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's…

## Other reports on N223CG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220320004009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320004009I), Mar 20, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N223CG), Lakeway, TX, Minor damage. Pilot conducted preflight iaw aircraft POH and POH supplement for floats and noted no discrepancies. Pilot conducted engine runup holding short runway 16/34…

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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