# Accident 20230502005849A: Aero Vodochody L-39ZA, Barnhart, TX, May 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2023, 16:10 local time
- Place: Barnhart, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3607° N, 101.1720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3607&lon=-101.1720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L-39ZA (registry code 05610PE, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l-39za) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE-731 series (registry code 33888, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe-731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L-39ZA
- Reported engine: IVCHENKO AL-25SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,035 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230502005849A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 2, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:10 CDT, AN AERO L-39ZA BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN EMERGENCY, POWER-OFF LANDING ON A CALICHE ROAD ON A RANCH LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 31.359881N, 101.173432W. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN ANGELO, TX (KSJT) ON MAY 2, 2023 AT 15:39 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 WPR23LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA183), May 2, 2023: Aero Vodochody L-39ZA (N343WT), Barnhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel from an undetermined source.

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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