# Accident 19861111054549A: Beech 23BEECH, La Porte, IN, November 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1986, 10:16 local time
- Place: La Porte, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5993° N, 86.7099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5993&lon=-86.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2335Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2335Q-1989-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 189 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111054549A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. PILOT SUSPECTS ICING IN FUEL OR CARB.

## 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 CHI87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA028), Nov 11, 1986: Beech 23 (N2335Q), Laporte, IN, 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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