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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Benton, MO · April 4, 1998

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Date
April 4, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place
Benton, MO
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N48FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA114
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,510 total10,060 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N48FSRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2000 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1660Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was hard starting. After several attempts, engine backfires and fire broke out. Pilot continued cranking engine and was unsuccessfull in putting out fire. A/c was fully enveloped in fire by th time fire department arrived. (.4)the pilot reported that he started the airplane and moved it out onto the airstrip where it was to be loaded with fertilizer. After approximately two hours he attempted to restart the engine at which time it backfired and quit. He reported he waited 15 to 20 seconds, pumped the throttle three times and attempted to restart the engine. Smoke instantly started coming out of the exhaust stack. A ground loader got a fire extinguisher and fired it into the exhaust stack. The pilot stated he pulled the mixture back, opened the throttle and continued to crank the engine for three or four minutes hoping to suck the flames into the engine. He reported that after this time he was forced to leave the airplane due to the heavy smoke. The pilot reported the north winds blew the flames upward which ignited the top fuel tank. The airplane was destroyed by the fire. (-23)aircraft was hard starting. After several start attempts, engine backfired and fire broke out. Pilot continued cranked engine and was unsuccessful in putting out fire. A/c fully enveloped in fire by the time fire department arrived.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS HARD STARTING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, ENGINE BACKFIRES AND FIRE BROKE OUT. PILOT CONTINUED CRANKING ENGINE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFULL IN PUTTING OUT FIRE. A/C WAS FULLY ENVELOPED IN FIRE BY TH TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STARTED THE AIRPLANE AND MOVED IT OUT ONTO THE AIRSTRIP WHERE IT WAS TO BE LOADED WITH FERTILIZER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AT WHICH TIME IT BACKFIRED AND QUIT. HE REPORTED HE WAITED 15 TO 20 SECONDS, PUMPED THE THROTTLE THREE TIMES AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SMOKE INSTANTLY STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACK. A GROUND LOADER GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND FIRED IT INTO THE EXHAUST STACK. THE PILOT STATED HE PULLED THE MIXTURE BACK, OPENED THE THROTTLE AND CONTINUED TO CRANK THE ENGINE FOR THREE OR FOUR MINUTES HOPING TO SUCK THE FLAMES INTO THE ENGINE. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER THIS TIME HE WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE AIRPLANE DUE TO THE HEAVY SMOKE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE NORTH WINDS BLEW THE FLAMES UPWARD WHICH IGNITED THE TOP FUEL TANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS HARD STARTING. AFTER SEVERAL START ATTEMPTS, ENGINE BACKFIRED AND FIRE BROKE OUT. PILOT CONTINUED CRANKED ENGINE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING OUT FIRE. A/C FULLY ENVELOPED IN FIRE BY THE TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBenton, MOan engine fire for undetermined reasons.Apr 4, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N48FS · 2

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

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