# Accident 20161106018349A: Stinson L-5, San Marcos, TX, November 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2016, 12:22 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8900° N, 97.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8900&lon=-97.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4252K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4252K-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson L-5 (registry code 8630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON L-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-435
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 921 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161106018349A

## Narrative

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

N4252K, AT SAN MARCOS AIRPORT (HYI) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2016 AT 1222 LOCAL PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 WITHOUT SUCCESS. PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AFTER FIRST ATTEMPT FAILED. AS PILOT CLIMBED IN ALTITUDE WHILE PROCEEDING FROM RUNWAY 13 TO RUNWAY 35 THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT OFF. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AND CRASHED ONTO THE FIELD BETWEEN RUNWAY 13 AND 35. ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, NO INJURIES AND NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN17LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA036), Nov 6, 2016: Stinson L 5 (N4252K), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management before landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power during a subsequent go-around when the fuel became unported during…

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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