# NTSB CEN26LA204: Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II, N160MT, Richmond, TX, May 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: May 28, 2026, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Richmond, TX · Open field just south of the airport.
- Coordinates: 29.684862, -95.840287 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6849&lon=-95.8403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Houston FSDO, Lycoming Engines
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA204
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203079/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA204

## Preliminary report

On May 28, 2026, about 1440 central daylight time, a Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II airplane, N160MT, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Richmond, Texas. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he had recently purchased the experimental amateur-built airplane, and the airplane was based at the Covey Trails Airport (X09), Richmond, Texas. The airplane departed from X09 and was performing multiple touch-and-go landings to the single turf runway at the airport. While performing the multiple touch-and-go landings, the pilot reported he was utilizing the carburetor heat. During the final touch-and-go landing, just after the takeoff, the engine sustained a partial loss of power. The engine was unable to provide sufficient power to climb, and the pilot performed a forced landing. The airplane impacted a metal fence, and it came to rest upright on a flat grass field just to the south of X09 near a residential area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and to both wings. The pilot reported that during the recovery of the airplane from the accident site, he drained about 10 gallons of 100 low lead fuel from the fuselage fuel tank (the sole fuel tank that has a 25-gallon useable capacity). The airplane was recovered from the accident site, and it was transported to a secure location for future examination. The airplane, which was built in 2007, was equipped with a Lycoming O-320-E2A reciprocating engine and a Sensenich Propeller Company 70CM6S16 two-blade fixed pitch aluminum propeller.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [Jones Darwin L MUSTANG II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=05623HI), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N160MT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160MT), registered now, S/N 10160M, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MUSTANG AERONAUTICS MUSTANG II (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Jones Darwin L MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-darwin-l-mustang-ii) (registry code 05623HI) (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: 10160M
- Year built: 2007
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: X09, Richmond, TX
- Destination: X09, Richmond, TX

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KTME, 8 nm away
- METAR: METAR KTME 281935Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2994 RMK AO2

## 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 20260528008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528008169A), May 28, 2026: Bushby MUSTANG II, Richmond, TX, Substantial damage. On may 28, 2026, at approximately 1440 local time, a Bushby Mustang II, registration [privacy data omitted], experienced a loss of engine power during takeoff…

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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