# Accident 19910503013979A: Boeing 727100, Windsor Locks, CT, May 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1991, 05:53 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425EX-1993-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727100
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910503013979A

## Narrative

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

CATASTROPHIC AND UNCONTAINED BLOW UP NR3 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FIRE BURNED MAIL. HIGH PRESSURE DISK FAILURE.

## 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 NYC91FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA125), May 3, 1991: Boeing 727-100QC (N425EX), Windsor Locks, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: A CATASTROPHIC AND UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE NO.3 ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL FED FIRE.

## Other reports on N425EX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890831047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831047589I), Aug 31, 1989: Boeing 72722C (N425EX), Rochester, NY. Fuel control problem on climb. Returned. Found leak from fuel flow transmitter.

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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