Overview
- A Piper J3C-65 came to rest on the roof of a house near the private Covey Trails airstrip after a landing attempt around 6:45 a.m. CT on Monday.
- Only the pilot was aboard and he was transported to Memorial Hermann Katy with minor injuries.
- Fulshear Simonton Fire Department and other local and state agencies responded to the scene and secured the area.
- The Federal Aviation Administration has identified the aircraft and launched an investigation and the NTSB could join depending on the probe’s findings.
- Investigators have not released a cause and it remains unclear whether the home was occupied or suffered interior damage, raising questions about safety at private airstrips nearby.