Boeing A75N1 accident near Laporte, Texas, September 1, 1986
On September 1, 1986 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Boeing A75N1, registered N44WR, was substantially damaged in an accident near Laporte, Texas (Laporte Muni. airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 1, 1986 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Laporte, Texas · Laporte Muni. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1 · all A75N1s on the register
- Registration
- N44WR · registry record · serial 75-2229
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, SO THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, EVEN WITH FULL POWER. THE FLT PATH WAS TOWARD POWER LINES & A ROAD, SO THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN A GRASS AREA. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE & NOSED OVER. THE PLT OF N44WR & ANOTHER PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND VELOCITY & DIRECTION WERE CHANGING RAPIDLY DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR THE ARPT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 678 hours in all; 86 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,149 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 1, 1986; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental W-670 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SPX Houston TX at 11:12 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 12, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N44WR the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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