# Accident 20180412003589A: Piper PA-24, New Braunfels, TX, April 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2018, 14:48 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7022° N, 98.0272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7022&lon=-98.0272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7386P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7386P-2019-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 13 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180412003589A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 12, 2018 AT 1448 CDT, A PA-24 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N7386P, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER AN ENGINE POWER LOSS RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NEW BRAUNFELS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BULVERDE, TX ON APRIL 12, 2018 AT ABOUT 1330 CDT.

## 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 CEN18LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA138), Apr 12, 2018: Piper PA 24 (N7386P), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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