# Accident 20251231019669A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Burnet, TX, December 31, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2025, 16:10 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7431° N, 98.2366° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7431&lon=-98.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N559TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeromotors M14PF (registry code 00511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeromotors-m14pf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AEROMOTORS M14PF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251231019669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WHILE PILOT WAS OUTSIDE AIRCRAFTS COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNPILOTED ACROSS AIRFIELD, EAST TO WEST, GAINING MOMENTUM ON THE EASTERN RAMP AREA. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXIING ON EASTERN SOD THEN BECAME AIRBORNE FOR 75-100 YARDS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50-100 FT AT THE BERM ADJACENT TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY 01/19. AFTER CROSSING ACTIVE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND IN THE WESTERN SOD BEFORE STRIKING AND COMING TO REST IN THE AIRFIELD WESTERN FENCE. SHORTLY AFTER UNPILOTED TAXIING BEGAN, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MOUNT THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WING AND WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRCRAFT INCURRING SEVER INJURIES WHEN IMPACTING THE RAMP’S SURFACE.

## 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 CEN26LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA076), Dec 31, 2025: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N559TX), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine, which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with an airport fence.

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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