Amateur-built Mustang II accident near Conroe, Texas, September 7, 2006
On September 7, 2006 at about 7:45 pm local time, a amateur-built Mustang II, registered N696DM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Conroe, Texas (Conroe Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 7, 2006 · about 7:45 pm local time
- Place
- Conroe, Texas · Conroe Airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Mustang II
- Registration
- N696DM · registry record · serial 201
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The single-engine experimental airplane had a complete loss of engine power shortly after the eighth takeoff of the day. The commercial pilot elected to land on a grassy field. Just prior to touchdown, the airplane's main landing gear and both wing leading edges impacted a fence. During the landing roll the main landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest in an upright position. The airplane's fuel header tank was found to contain approximately 10-12 gallons of fuel. An examination of the engine revealed that the right magneto had failed internally; however, the left magneto was still operational. According to the A&P mechanic who examined the engine, no anomalies were noted that would have prevented normal engine operation.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 33,000 hours in all; 28 in this make and model; 145 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 24,000 as pilot in command; 4,000 on instruments
- Last flight review: April 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Last flight review: June 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 300 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, September 1, 2005
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CXO Conroe TX at 7:45 pm
- Destination: Conroe TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 01, 3,974 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from CXO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 DFW06LA208.