# Incident 19790228009179I: Piper PA22135, Mccamey, TX, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mccamey, TX
- Airport: Upton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1251° N, 102.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UPTON COUNTY (E48), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1251&lon=-102.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2231A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2231A-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228009179I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED ON ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL. FIRE CONSUMED AIRCRAFT AFTER PILOT GOT OUT.

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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