# Incident 19910804051539I: Avions R2160, Compton, CA, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Airport
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avions Pierre Robin PIERRE ROBIN R2160 (registry code 0960101, https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-pierre-robin-pierre-robin-r2160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS R2160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804051539I

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS AND CHANDELLE AT END OF RUNWAY. OFFICIALS HAD BRIEFED PILOTS ABOUT FLYBYS. NO MEDICAL ON PERSON.

## Other reports on N216MS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200414004809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200414004809I), Apr 14, 2020: Avions P Robin Inc R. 2160 (N216MS), Long Beach, CA, No damage. After an uneventful flight the pilot was returning to Long Beach airport California. Flying at 4500' he was cleared to start the descent. The pilot reduced…

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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