# Accident 19810217004189A: Beech A35, La Porte, TX, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6674° N, 95.0491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6674&lon=-95.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8407A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8407A-2018-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,282 total, 810 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004189A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE ARM CAME LOOSE. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE POSITION. MADE WHEELS UP LANDING IN PASTURE.

## 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 FTW81FRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA17), Feb 17, 1981: Beech A35 (N8407A), La Porte, 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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