# Accident 19870723037529A: Cessna 337B, La Porte, TX, July 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6604° N, 95.0407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6604&lon=-95.0407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2315S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2315S-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337B (registry code 2075706, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,802 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870723037529A

## Narrative

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

REAR ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO CONTAMINATE IN FUEL LINE RESTRICTING FLOW. NO FLIGHTS IN SIX MONTHS.

## 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 FTW87FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA175), Jul 23, 1987: Cessna 337B (N2315S), Laporte, 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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