Grumman G-164 N463RF

Summary

On 27 September 1982 at about 21:30 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N463RF, operated by Clark Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near Bay Minnette, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 September 1982 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bay Minnette, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Bay Minette Municipal

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N463RF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Clark Aircraft Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bay Minnette → Bay Minnette

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82FKJ14

1 person was seriously 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 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.