# NTSB CEN26LA082: Wag Aero Cuby, N437WT, Wimberley, TX, December 26, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: December 26, 2025, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Wimberley, TX
- Coordinates: 30.0848, -98.1827
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0848&lon=-98.1827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA082
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202265/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA082

## Preliminary report

On December 26, 2025, about 1630 central standard time, a Wag Aero Cuby airplane, N437WT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wimberley, Texas. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated that while turning from the downwind to the base leg of the traffic pattern, the engine suffered an instantaneous, total loss of power. No indications or abnormalities were observed before the total loss of engine power. The pilot pitched the airplane for the best glide airspeed and set up for a forced landing. He verified that the fuel selectors were both in the “ON” position, the mixture lever was in the full rich position, the carburetor heat was “ON,” and the magneto positions were cycled. The pilot attempted to restart the engine, and engine power was restored for about 3 to 5 seconds before the engine lost total power again. The pilot stated that the airplane did not have enough altitude to reach the first intended landing point and elected a new landing area. He executed the forced landing in a clearing with small cedar trees. The airplane came to rest upright after impacting several trees, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. Both fuel tanks remained intact with no observed fuel leakage, and there was about 1/3 capacity of fuel in each tank. Flight data logs were recovered from the airplane’s avionics, and the wreckage was retained for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Anders J Carlson AJC CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=056334W), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N437WT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N437WT), registered now, S/N 103, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WAG AERO CUBY
- Registry model: [Anders J Carlson AJC CUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/anders-j-carlson-ajc-cub) (registry code 056334W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-E2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (registry code 42120, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 103
- Year built: 2016
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Benkert Levi James
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: EDC, Austin, TX
- Destination: 4XS9, Wimberley, TX
- Airport: NONE

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KAUS, 27 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAUS 262253Z 19011KT 10SM FEW040 SCT300 27/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02720178=

## 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 20251226019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251226019069A), Dec 26, 2025: Anders J Carlson AJC CUB, Wimberly, TX, Substantial damage. While maneuvering in the vacinity of the forced landing site, the pilot performed an extended uncoordinated turn with a low amount of overall fuel. This…

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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