# Accident 19791220033249A: Propjt 200A, Laporte, TX, December 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Airport: Laporte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6693° N, 95.0642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA PORTE MUNI (T41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6693&lon=-95.0642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Industries 200A (registry code 5650304, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,305 total, 1,296 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220033249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED WHEELS UP IN OPEN FIELD. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 FTW80DRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA14), Dec 20, 1979: Meyers 200 (N495C), La Porte, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N495C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010402011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010402011839A), Apr 2, 2001: Propjt 200A (N495C), Tecumseh, MI, No damage. (-23) Aircraft had taken off from Tecumseh airport (3TE) on runway 36, after clearing runway and retracting gear. The engine lost power. Aircraft stalled and…

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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