- Date
- August 16, 1983, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6677KGrumman G-164C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830816074679A
- Case key
- 21016
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Analysis
The acft caught fire during takeoff roll and continued to burn after the aborted takeoff. Prior to this flt the operatorhad experienced difficulty with the carburator on this engine. On this flt the acft was being ferried for carburetor maintenance. During takeoff roll the engine'belched' and flames were visible from the cockpit. The plt closed the throttle to abort but did not cut the mixture until after he stopped and saw the fire was still burning. There is no indication of what he did with the fuel selector valve or ignition switches. After exiting the cockpit he successfully attempted to put out the fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6677K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18C
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Wright 182O, 1,250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bell Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 11, 1983
- Destination
- M28 · Hayti, MO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,020 total · 850 in this make and model · 12,020 as pilot in command · 320 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.