Siai-Marchetti FN333 accident near Lexington, Kentucky, May 26, 1983
On May 26, 1983 at about 1:41 am local time, a Siai-Marchetti FN333, registered N591W, was destroyed in an accident near Lexington, Kentucky (Blue Grass airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 1983 · about 1:41 am local time
- Place
- Lexington, Kentucky · Blue Grass · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Siai-Marchetti FN333
- Registration
- N591W · no longer on the register · serial 12BIS
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED IN FROM LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT CRANKED THE ENGINE TO RESTART, AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND FLAMES APPEARED IN THE CABIN AREA. THE PILOT EVACUATED THE ACFT AS FLAMES TOTALLY DESTROYED IT. THE ENGINEIS MOUNTED ABOVE AND TO THE REAR OF THE CABIN.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,870 hours in all; 431 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 418 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 1,430 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-470P (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: LAN Lansing MI at 10:00 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22, 6,498 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 am from LEX
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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