# Accident 20180113000769A: Dayton A Dabbs MAGNI M-16, Point Venture, TX, January 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Point Venture, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3800° N, 98.0111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3800&lon=-98.0111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317KD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dayton A Dabbs MAGNI M-16 (registry code 056332E, https://openairdocs.org/model/dayton-a-dabbs-magni-m-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAYTON A DABBS MAGNI M-16
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180113000769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM T74 IN TAYLOR, TX ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN18LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA079), Jan 13, 2018: Dayton A Dabbs Magni M-16 (N317KD), Point Venture, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine test run showed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and the pilot's decision to…

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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