- Date
- February 17, 1981
- Place
- La Porte, TX · LA PORTE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8407ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810217004189A
- Case key
- 127143
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0102 81/2/17 LA PORTE,TX BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1282 TIME - 1715 N8407A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA PORTE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE ARM DSCNTD FROM CARB ARM.NUT MISSING,NO INDICATION OF COTTER KEY.8HRS SINCE ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8407A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- La Porte Muni
N8407ARegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Beech A35Airframe modelBeech A35Engine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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