- Date
- September 27, 1982, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bay Minnette, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N463RFGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820927049329A
- Case key
- 69898
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during takeoff, he noticed extreme heat in the cockpit and the engine began to surge, then lose power. He landed on the remainder of the runway and stopped after running off the end. However, the engine was on fire and the plane was subsequently destroyed. An inspection of the engine revealed that the fuel hose that went from the fuel injector servo unit to the flow divider was separated at the servo end and was badly damaged by fire. The engine had accumulated 597 hrs flight time since the last overhaul. The pilot reported that the failed hose had accumulated 657 hrs flight time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N463RF
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 125
- Airframe hours
- 5,714
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720A1B, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clark Aircraft Inc.
- Registered owner
- Clark Aircraft Inc.
- Departed
- Bay Minnette, AL
- Destination
- Bay Minnette, AL
- Airport
- Bay Minette Municipal, runway 26, 3,700 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 12,400 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.