# Accident 19820613024279A: Brasov IS28B2, El Paso, TX, June 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7995° N, 106.3609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7995&lon=-106.3609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51842-1982-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 215 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613024279A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE DURING CLIMB OUT AT 200 FEET. SAILPLANE CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RIVER LEVEE.

## 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 FTW82DA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA219), Jun 13, 1982: I.C.A. Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 (N51842), El Paso, TX, destroyed

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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