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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Saab 340B+ |
| Owner/operator: | REX Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-ZPN |
| MSN: | 340B-384 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | General Electric Company CT7-9B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD) |
| Broken Hill Airport, NSW (BHQ/YBHI) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
REX Airlines flight ZL4818, a Saab 340B+, aborted the takeoff from runway 05 at ADL after flames were observed coming from the no.1 engine exhaust.
REX stated that a small amount of unburnt fuel had ignited for a brief period.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.indailysa.com.au/news/just-in/2025/10/08/unburnt-fuel-fire-rex-airlines-flight-closes-runway-at-adelaide-airport
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/rex-fire-causes-flight-evacuation-in-adelaide/105867132
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/zl4818#3c8f327c
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2025 13:35 | ASN | Added |
| 12-Oct-2025 11:56 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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