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ATL83LA199

1983-05-25 · LEXINGTON, Kentucky, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LEX

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA199.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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