Wag Aero CUBY N437WT

Summary

On 26 December 2025 at about 22:30 local time, a Wag Aero CUBY registered N437WT was involved in an accident near Wimberley, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

26 December 2025 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wimberley, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.0848, -98.1827

Aircraft

Wag Aero CUBY

Registration

N437WT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Wimberley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN26LA082

Nobody was injured.

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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.