# Accident 19810818050329A: Robsin R22, Corsicana, TX, August 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Airport: Corsicana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9037U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBSIN R22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA18-124547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050329A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT PILOT TO OPERATE AIRCRAFT. STUDENT PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUTOFF BY MISTAKE. HIT WIRES.

## 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 FTW81FPA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA18-124547), Aug 18, 1981: Robinson R22 (N9037U), Corsicana, 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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