19830127003159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robsin R22 · Zapata, TX · January 27, 1983

Date
January 27, 1983 · 15:15 local
Place
Zapata, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9021J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA100
Reported as
Robsin R22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,100 total1,175 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fire erupted under engine after landing in tall grass. Oil on engine and engine exhaust in dry grass possible factor

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED UNDER ENGINE AFTER LANDING IN TALL GRASS.OIL ON ENGINE AND ENGINE EXHAUST IN DRY GRASS POSSIBLE FACTOR

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.