Accident · 1991-05-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1991-05-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BOEING 727-100QC (N425EX)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
Probable cause
A CATASTROPHIC AND UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE NO.3 ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL FED FIRE.
Source: NTSB case NYC91FA125Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.