# Accident 19830816074679A: Scwzer G164C, Newport, AR, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 06:00 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6191° N, 91.2300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6191&lon=-91.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6677K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6677K-1986-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,020 total, 850 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816074679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BELCHED AFTER LIFTOFF AND FLAMES VISIBLE. ABORTED  ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BURNED. SOURCE OF FIRE UNKOWN.

## 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 FTW83LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA382), Aug 16, 1983: Grumman G-164C (N6677K), Newport, AR, destroyed

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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