# Incident 19820719040579I: Gruman HU16D, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1982, 08:37 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CICA
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116FB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116FB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Aircraft ENG G-111 (registry code 3950410, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-eng-g-111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN HU16D
- Reported engine: WRIGHT 982C9HE3
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719040579I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SMOKED ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. #7 HEAD CRACKED, #7 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. FLIGHT RETURNED, EVACUATED.

## Other reports on N116FB (1)

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

- [Incident 19820604033429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820604033429I), Jun 4, 1982: Gruman HU16D (N116FB), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear partly retracted on takeoff. Would not extend. Pilot adjusted CG aft. Aircraft sat on tail after landing.

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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