# Accident 20230411003549A: Ryan NAVION A, New Waverly, TX, April 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2023, 21:13 local time
- Place: New Waverly, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5605° N, 95.4299° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5605&lon=-95.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4229K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4229K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN NAVION A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,384 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230411003549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT, WITH ONE PERSON ONBOARD, DEPARTED CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT (CJR) ELKWOOD, VA, ENROUTE TO ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT (XS09), NEW WAVERLY, TX, WITH A FUEL STOP AT SCOTTSBORO MUNICIPAL FIELD (4A6), SCOTTSBORO, AL.  PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED 4A6 WITH 100 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD.  AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OVERFLEW ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT AT 1500-FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), ATTEMPTING VISUAL CONTACT WITH SOLAR POWERED RUNWAY LIGHTS.  UNABLE TO SEE THE LIGHTS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART FOR LANDING AT CONROE-NORTH HOUSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (CXO) CONROE, TX.  DURING THE LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER.  THE PILOT STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CLIMBED TO 2500-FT AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE.  THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE DESCENT ON A HEADING OF 201 DEGREES UNTIL IMPACTING TREES AT APPROXIMATELY 15-FT AGL.

FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED 243-FT DESCENDING THROUGH TREES UNTIL CRASHING IN A PASTURE, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NNE OF ESTATES AIRPARK AIRPORT (XS09) AND COMING TO REST ON A HEADING OF 036 DEGREES.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSCREEN. THE PILOT CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE CRASH.

## 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 CEN23LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA153), Apr 12, 2023: Ryan Navion A (N4229K), New Waverly, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of fuel contamination.

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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