# Accident 20240731022059A: Piper PA-34-200T, Wills Point, TX, July 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2024, 08:36 local time
- Place: Wills Point, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7885° N, 96.0262° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7885&lon=-96.0262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2106E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2106E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240731022059A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED JDD AT ABOUT 08:30 WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES POWER WAS LOST TO BOTH ENGINES. ATTEMPTED TO REACH 76F,  BUT COULD NOT MAKE. NOTIFIED FTW OF LOSS OF POWER. STALLED AIRCRAFT TRYING TO PULL UP OVER POWER LINES AND LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POWER TURNED OFF, AND EXITED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 CEN24LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA311), Jul 31, 2024: Piper PA-34-200T (N2106E), Wills Point, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N2106E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920613020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613020069A), Jun 13, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N2106E), Winnsboro, SC, Substantial damage. Bounced,came down on nose,buckling nose gear. Damaged prop and windshield. Went around,landed safely.
- [Incident 19801108083459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108083459I), Nov 8, 1980: Piper PA34200 (N2106E), Belmont, MS, Minor damage. Zd tire blew out on landing. Aircraft hit small ditch and spun around collapsing gear.

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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