# Accident 19830605022909A: Piper PA25235, Rio Grande City, TX, June 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1983, 06:35 local time
- Place: Rio Grande City, TX
- Airport: Starr Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.5503° N, 98.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5503&lon=-98.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8533L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8533L-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540F1 SERIE (registry code 41531, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540f1-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022909A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MADE MERGENCY LANDING AND FIRE CONSUMED AIRPLANE.

## 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 FTW83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA264), Jun 5, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N8533L), Rio Grande City, 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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