# Accident 19791102031369A: Piper PA28140, Houston, TX, November 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Lakeside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4587R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4587R-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 995 total, 15 in this make and model, 291 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791102031369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA06), Nov 2, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4587R), Houston, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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