Mustang Aeronautics MUSTANG II N160MT

Summary

On 28 May 2026 at about 19:40 local time, a Mustang Aeronautics MUSTANG II registered N160MT was involved in an accident near Richmond, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

28 May 2026 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.6849, -95.8403

Aircraft

Mustang Aeronautics MUSTANG II

Registration

N160MT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA204

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.