- Date
- March 10, 1989, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wynne, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6602QGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890310005009A
- Case key
- 34765
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Probable cause
An engine fire during engine start for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that while attempting to start the engine in preparation for an aerial application operation, the engine backfired and caught fire. Before the fire could be extinguished the aircraft was destroyed by flames. The local fire dept was called and responded. As the fire was engulfing the fuel tank, the acft was pulled away from other equipment and hangar to prevent additional damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6602Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1688
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Cross Country Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1988 · 400 hours before
- Departed
- Wynne, AR
- Airport
- runway 26, 2,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 5,400 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6602Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.