Mooney M20G accident near Luling, Texas, August 13, 2026
On August 13, 2026 at about 6:02 pm local time, a 1968 Mooney M20G, registered N6916N, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute near Luling, Texas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 2026 · about 6:02 pm local time
- Place
- Luling, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20G, built 1968 · all M20Gs on the register
- Registration
- N6916N · registry record · serial 680140
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 13, 2026, about 1302 central daylight time, a Mooney M20G airplane, N6916N, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Luling, Texas. The pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to ADS-B data, the flight originated from the David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, about 1058. The airplane proceeded to the west-southwest toward San Antonio, Texas, for about an hour. About this time, the pilot contacted San Antonio Approach Control and declared an emergency. The pilot informed the air traffic controller that the airplane’s engine had lost power. The controller advised the pilot of an airport 7 miles northeast. The pilot requested a vector to the airport which the controller supplied. The pilot later reported having the airport in-sight before the airplane’s position reports ceased. The pilot reported that he executed a forced landing to a road. He said that during the landing roll, the airplane’s left wingtip contacted vegetation along the side of the road which pulled the airplane to the left. The main landing gear went onto the shoulder of the road and the airplane veered off the road and struck trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 2,525 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: DWH Houston TX at 3:58 pm
- Destination: SAT San Antonio TX
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 97°F (36°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observation at 1:00 pm from KBAZ, 18 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KBAZ 131751Z 19013KT 10SM FEW050 36/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP138 T03610206 10361 20256 58006
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN26LA287.