# Accident 19930416009479A: Hspavn HA200, Walnut Ridge, AR, April 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Airport: Walnut Ridge Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0591° N, 90.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0591&lon=-90.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554GA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HSPAVN HA200
- Reported engine: TMECA MARBORE2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,036 total, 26 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930416009479A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING HEAVY. DIVERTED TO CHECK PROBLEM. LOST CONTROL LANDING. INOP BLEED AIR VALVE TO PRESSURIZE FUEL TANK.

## 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 FTW93LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA131), Apr 16, 1993: Hispano Aviacion HA-200 (N554GA), Walnut Ridge, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CORRODED BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OT THE RIGHT WING'S FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND

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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