- Date
- June 5, 1983, 06:35 local (11:35 UTC)
- Place
- Rio Grande City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8533LPiper PA-25-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830605022909A
- Case key
- 20921
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was destroyed by fire during an emergency landing. Shortly after depature the acft cockpit filled with heavy smoke. The plt attempted to return to the arpt but could not because of the heavy smoke in the cockpit. Efforts to eliminate it were unsuccessful. An off arpt landing was made and intense fire consumed the acft after it slid to stop. It was not possible to determine the origin of the smoke or the cause of the fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8533L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-4953
- Airframe hours
- 3,082
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tomas F. Briones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 25, 1983 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- GTR · Rio Grande, TX
- Airport
- 67R · Starr County
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 14,600 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 10,400 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8533L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.