# NTSB ANC26LA107: Piper PA-28-140, N224BB, Junction, TX, September 21, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 20, 2026, 23:14 local (Sep 21, 2026, 04:14 UTC)
- Place: Junction, TX
- Location: 30.4908° N, 99.7732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Junction, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4908&lon=-99.7732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA107
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203853/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA107

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 42 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N224BB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224BB), registered now, S/N 28-25659, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Harris Sydnie Nicole Trustee

## Weather

- Wind: 90° at 6 knots
- Observed at: 2 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260920012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260920012839A), Sep 20, 2026: Piper PA-28-140, Junction, TX, Destroyed. Preflight and departure: prior to departure, the pilot obtained an official weather briefing via 1800WXBRIEF. The preflight inspection was completed with 6…

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.

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