# Accident 19830525022159A: Nardi FN333, Lexington, KY, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 21:41 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1308° N, 84.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1308&lon=-84.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N591W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591W-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti FN-333 (registry code 8120704, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-fn-333) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NARDI FN333
- Reported engine: CONT IO470P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,870 total, 431 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525022159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING, THE ENGINE QUIT. AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE AREA ON ATTEMPTED RESTART

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA199), May 26, 1983: SIAI-Marchetti FN333 (N591W), Lexington, KY, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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