Grumman G-164C N6677K

Summary

On 16 August 1983 at about 11:00 local time, a Grumman G-164C registered N6677K was involved in an accident near Newport, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 1983 at 11:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.6191, -91.2300

Aircraft

Grumman G-164C

Registration

N6677K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Hayti

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA382

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.