# Incident 19831006066579I: Beech B23BEECH, Portland, TX, October 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1983, 12:35 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Airport: Portland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8890° N, 97.3316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8890&lon=-97.3316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6995Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6995Q-2008-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 50 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006066579I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN A BEACH MARSH. CARBURETOR INTAKE HOSE CAME OFF. BLOCKED AIR INTAKE.

## Other reports on N6995Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20030308002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308002529A), Mar 8, 2003: Beech B23 (N6995Q), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 8, 2003, at 1315 eastern standard time, a Beech 23, N6995Q, was substantially damaged during a landing at Cincinnati - Blue ash airport (isz),…

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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