# Accident 19920703023579A: Airpts A9B, Harlingen, TX, July 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1992, 06:50 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EYHG
- Location: 26.1896° N, 97.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1896&lon=-97.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7616V-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 88 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW92DRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG02), Jul 3, 1992: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7616V), Harlingen, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE DUE TO A LOOSE FUEL FITTING AND FUEL LINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

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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