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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airpts A9B · Harlingen, TX · July 3, 1992

Date
July 3, 1992 · 06:50 local
Place
Harlingen, TX
Airport
Rio Grande Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
EYHG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7616V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92DRG02
Reported as
Airpts A9B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540G1C5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total88 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine caught fire on spray run. Crash landed. Burned. Fuel line at fuel strainer loosened. Not properly secured.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. BURNED. FUEL LINE AT FUEL STRAINER LOOSENED. NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

NTSB investigation

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