# Accident 19941224042189A: Piper PA12, Laporte, TX, December 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1994, 16:36 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6598° N, 95.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6598&lon=-95.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2820M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2820M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941224042189A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER A CANAL. LANDED ON LEVEE. NOSED OVER RECENT INSTALLED STRAINER BOWL CAME OFF

## 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 FTW95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA072), Dec 24, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2820M), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE GLASS BOWL ON THE GASCOLATOR. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL TO EXECUTE A FORCED LANDING.

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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