What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 22, 2026, at 1830 CDT, a Piper lance privacy data omitted aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain after engine failure on climb out at Comanche County-City Airport, Comanche TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from Comanche County-City Airport, Comanche, TX on may 22, 2026 at approximately 1830 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 22, 2026, AT 1830 CDT, A PIPER LANCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMB OUT AT COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY AIRPORT, COMANCHE TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COMANCHE COUNTY-CITY AIRPORT, COMANCHE, TX ON MAY 22, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.