Riviera Production

This page will try to document the individual stories of each and every FN.333 Riviera built.  However, this seems to be very difficult puzzle to solve.  The Riviera amphibians were built by at least 3 different manufacturers (Nardi, Fiat and SIAI Marchetti).  Also it seems that the same registration numbers have been used for more than one Riviera...  When a Riviera was exported, a registration number could be reissued to another airframe in the production line.  SIAI Marchetti probably built to batches of Rivieras, and some reporters might confuse researchers when incorrectly reporting a Riviera's serial number; e.g. S/N 006 and 0106 are two aircraft from two different batches.  If you can help solve some of these mysteries, please contact:

Steinar Saevdal
[Editor & Webmaster]

 

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002

BATCH ?
Manufacturer: SIAI-Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
Model: FN.333 Riviera
Serial No: 002
MFG Date: 1962
Engine: Continental IO-470-P six-cylinder, 250 hp at 2600 RPM.
First flight: 1962
History: I-????  
1962-??-?? First flight.
1962-??-?? Shipped from Italy.
1962-??-?? Cancelled from RAI.
N72900  
1962-07-13 Arrived USA aboard ship S/S "James Lykes" at Newark, New Jersey.  Loaded in the port of Genoa, Italy together with c/n 003?
1962-08-15 C of A issued.
1967-08-29 George H. Paquette; Servair, Inc.; Detroit City Airport, Michigan, USA
1978-??-?? Cancelled from US CAR.
N627  
1978-06-09 Robert S. Bertrand; 700 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA  92262, USA.
2003-03-12 Rick L. Bertrand; 68-895 Perez RD #4 , Cathedral City, CA 92234, USA
2009-09-?? First flight after restoration
   
Remarks  

SE-CWN
 SE-CWN

LN-BEG
 LN-BEG

009

BATCH ?
Manufacturer: SIAI-Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
Model: FN.333 Riviera
Serial No: 009
MFG Date: 1963
Engine: Continental IO-470-P six-cylinder, 250 hp at 2600 RPM.
First flight: 1963
History: I-SIAU  
1963-12-?? First flight.
1964-07-28 Demos at Kastrup Airport, Denmark.
1967-??-?? Cancelled from RAI.
SE-CWN  
1967-05-12 AB Flyg In; Bromma, Sweden.
1967-08-29 S. G. B. Bengtson; Johanneshov, Sweden.
1973-05-09 Cancelled from Swedish CAR.
LN-BEG  
1973-06-20 Mads J. Thyvold; Oslo, Norway.
1975-01-27 Iver Havdal; Trondheim, Norway.
1979-09-07 Kai Bogen; Stjørdal, Norway.
1987-02-20 Roald Kyrre Andersen; P.O. Box 35, N-9329 Moen, Norway. C of A expired 1989.
1989-06-30 C of A expired.  
Remarks Stored at Bardufoss AFB.  Under restoration.
      

F-BTAM
F-BTAM

F-BTAM
F-BTAM

OO-HAR
OO-HAR

0102

BATCH ?
Manufacturer: SIAI-Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
Model: FN.333 Riviera
Serial No: 0102
MFG Date: 1966?
Engine: Continental IO-470-P six-cylinder, 250 hp at 2600 RPM.
First flight: 1966?
History: I-RAIW  
1966-04-16 C of A No: 253 issued to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
????-??-?? Cancelled from RAI.
OO-HAR  
??  
F-BTAM  
   
Remarks  

S C/N Mfg: Model: Reg. No: Date: Remarks:
U (1) NARDI FN.333 I-KISS 1952-12-04 First flight.  Prototype 1.
U (2) NARDI FN.333-S I-? 1954-12-08 First flight.  Prototype 2.
U (3) FIAT FN.333-1  I-EUST 1956-10-14 First flight.  Fiat Prototype 1.
U (4) FIAT FN.333-1 I-RAIG(1) 1960-03-29 C of A issued.  Fiat Protoype 2.
C 001 NARDI FN.333 I-RAIA 1958-12-04 Maiden flight.
N73902    
N622 1964-10-07 Aircraft made a forced landing on water when engine quit during low pass at Chandeleur Is, Lousiana.  Aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.  Injuries: 1 minor/none.
R  002 SIAI
Marchetti
(1962)		 FN.333 N73900 1962-07-13 Arrived USA aboard ship S/S "James Lykes" at Newark, New Jersey.  Loaded in the port of Genoa, Italy together with c/n 003?
1962-08-15 C of A issued.
  George H. Paquette; Servair, Inc.; Detroit City Airport, Michigan, USA
N627 1978-06-09 Robert S. Bertrand; 700 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA  92262, USA.
2003-03-12 Rick L. Bertrand; 68-895 Perez RD #4 , Cathedral City, CA 92234, USA
C 003 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 N73901 1962-07-13 Arrived USA aboard ship S/S "James Lykes" at Newark, New Jersey.  Loaded in the port of Genoa, Italy together with c/n 002?
N623 1964-06-03 Gear up landing on airport at Brookhaven Airport, Mississippi.  Injuries: 3 minor/none.
1972-10-03 Crashed on emergency gear up landing off airport, at Canton, South Dakota, after engine quit from oil exhaustion during flight.  Pilot failed to secure oil cap.  Injuries: 2 minor.
C 004 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 (N8294E)
N628		 1974-05-24 Aircraft nosed over and crashed in water, after porpoising on landing at Tallahassee, Florida.  Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious.
D 005 SIAI
Marchetti
(1965)		 FN.333 I-SIAE
(LN-HHD)		    
1965-06-?? Imported from Italy by Ocean Products AS, Bergen, for operation by Westwing AS, Bergen.  Registration marks LN-HHD were never applied to the aircraft, and the the Riviera was never officially registered on Norwegian CAR when accident happened.
1965-07-05 Aircraft overturned at moorings for unknown reason on Bergen Harbour, Norway.  Salvaged and brought ashore.  Engine removed.
1965-07-21 Airlifted by Agusta-Bell 204B helicopter from Bergen Harbour to be transported to Flesland Airport.  Early in the airlift, the Riviera started to 'fly' and get out of control, so the helicopter pilot had to drop her into the sea.  The Rivera broke up and sank when a ferry boat tried to salvage her.  The Riviera still had the Italian registration I-SIAE painted on.
   
C 006 SIAI Marchetti FN.333 N624    
1965-08-19 Aircraft crashed and sank when landing gear down on Three Lakes, Wisconsin.  Injuries: 3 serious.
C 007 SIAI
Marchetti
(1963)		 FN.333 N625 1968-05-06 Perry A. Strohl Jr; 1614 Mac Asia Road, Akron, OH 44305, USA
1968-10-25 Aircraft stalled and crashed on approach, when engine quit from fuel starvation at Akron, Ohio.  Fuel selector on empty tank.  Injuries: 1 fatal.
Still registered on US CAR.
C 008 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 I-RAID?    
N626 1968-09-02 Aircraft struck an object during landing on water in Winter Haven, Florida.  Landing was aborted and aircraft landed on airport.  Substantial damage to aircraft.  Injuries: 2 minor/none.
R 009 SIAI
Marchetti
(1963)		 FN.333 I-SIAU 1963-12-??  
1964-07-28 Demos at Kastrup Airport, Denmark.
SE-CWN 1967-05-12 AB Flyg In; Bromma, Sweden.
1967-08-29 S. G. B. Bengtson; Johanneshov, Sweden.
1973-05-09 Cancelled from Swedish CAR.
LN-BEG 1973-06-20 Mads J. Thyvold; Oslo, Norway.
1975-01-27 Iver Havdal; Trondheim, Norway.
1979-09-07 Kai Bogen; Stjördal, Norway.
1987-02-20 Roald Kyrre Andersen; P.O. Box 35, N-9329 Moen, Norway. C of A expired 1989.
1989-06-30 C of A expired.  Stored at Bardufoss AFB.  Under restoration.
C 010 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 I-RAIV 1966-04-16 C of A No: 253 issued to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
(OO-DEA)    
OO-HEB    
1968-07-25 Accident at Heppignies, Belgium.
U 011 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 SE-EEN 1963-05-25 Temporarily registered on Swedish CAR to Travelair Scandinavia AB; Norrköping, until  24 Aug 1963.
     
U 101 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 I-?    
     
U 102 SIAI
Marchetti
(1961)		 FN.333 I-ELYO 1961-??-??  
N5HL 1999-10-27 Robert Weese; 2574 Fox Point Road, Quinlan, TX  75474-9047, USA.
2005-01-15 Observed at Airpak East Airport (1F7), Rockwell, Texas.  Under restoration in hangar.
2007-03-30 C. Weese; 267 Texas Heritage Drive, La Vernia, TX 78121-3961, USA.
U 103 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 I-?    
     
U 104 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 I-SIAI 1966-04-20 Accident. Scrapped.
     
U 0101 SIAI
Marchetti
(1964)		 FN.333 I-SIAO ?  
VH-SAV 1964-09-04 Transfield Pty Ltd; North Sydney, NSW, Australia.
1971-09-10 Piper Investments Pty Ltd; Sydney, NSW, Australia.
1972-03-03 R. A. Lee; Park Dale, Vic, Australia.
1972-09-13 Riviera Flying Group Pty Ltd; Ringwood, Vic, Australia.
1976-01-15 South Pacific Airways Pty Ltd; Church Point, NSW, Australia.
1977-01-28 Ramsay Constructions Pty Ltd; Normanton, Qld, Australia.
1980-10-24 Withdrawn from use.
2000-07-11 Charles William Riley; P O Box 95, Tocumwal, NSW 2714, Australia.
2006-12-05 Copper Creek Pty. Ltd.: P O Box 116, Tocumwal, NSW 2714, Australia.
R 0102 SIAI
Marchetti
 FN.333      
I-RAIW 1966-04-16 C of A No: 253 issued to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
(OO-DEB) ?  
OO-HAR ?  
     
F-BTAM 1972-01-28 Aèrospèciale; Rennes-Saint Jacques.
? Hugues Duval; France
   
C 0103 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 LN-NPA 1965-09-01 Björumfly; H. Björum, Oslo, Norway.
1968-07-03 Cancelled from Norwegian CAR
OO-HPA 1968-??-?? Belgium.
OH-SRA 1969-09-08 M. Terho; Ihala, Finland.
1970-05-27 Wihuri-Yhtymä Oy Lentohuolto, Helsinki, Finland.
Operated by S. W. Särkkä; Jyväskylä.
1970-06-10 Operated by S. W. Särkkä & O. Rimpi; Jyväskylä.
1981-03-02 O. Rimpi; Espoo, Finland
1989-05-11 Engine failure during second test flight after seven years storage.  Crashed and burned out at Hyvinkää.
1989-07-07 Cancelled from Finnish CAR as destroyed.
R 0104 SIAI
Marchetti
(1964)		 FN.333 I-SIAM ?  
     
N918NS 1966-10-10 C of A issued.
? Sale reported to one Mr. Lewis J. Coppola (?); 70 Trumbull Avenue, Plainville, CT 06062, USA. Status unknown.
1994-??-?? Dr. J. Langhoff; Germany.
Under restoration
C 0105 SIAI
Marchetti
(1965)		 FN.333 N912NS 1965-11-04 C of A issued.
1984-07-12 The aircraft had not been flown for 6 years.  On flight from Chicago to Lansing, MI, aircraft touched down gear up on grass short of runway at Capital City Airport, Lansing.  Bounced and flew another 200 ft before coming to a stop on a service road.  No fuel in left tank.
1984-08-20 Aviation Associates Inc.; 5746 Bearcreek Drive, Lansing, MI 48917, USA
F 0106 SIAI
Marchetti
(1965)		 FN.333 N916NS 1967-09-24 Aircraft substantial damaged when landed gear up on airport in Boston, MA.  Injuries: 3 minor/none.
C-GKMD 1977-??-?? Registered on Canadian CAR.
1979-12-07 Leonard Cox; 302-1120 Yates Street, Victoria, British Columbia  V8V 3M9, Canada.
1998-03-17 Leonard & Greta Cox; 250 King George Terrace, Victoria, British Columbia  V8S 2K2, Canada.
2002-05-27 Cancelled from Canadian CAR.  Exported to USA.
N993DM 2002-08-20 Fulwiler Air Inc; 1931 Airport Drive, Green Bay, WI 54313-5537, USA
U 0107 SIAI
Marchetti
(1965)		 FN.333 N913NS 1965-12-15 C of A issued.
1968-10-15 Aircraft substantial damaged during off airport emergency landing (gear up) at Pomona, California, when engine quit from fuel starvation.  Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor.
1979-05-01 Aircraft nosed over after hard landing (on water?) at Hot Springs, Arkansas.
? Leonard Cox; 302-1120 Yates Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3M9, Canada.
2002-06-19 Fulwiler Air Inc; 1931 Airport Drive, Green Bay, WI 54313-5537, USA
Aircraft in storage needing some repair.
C 0108 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 N914NS 1966-11-12 Engine problems during take off from airport.  Pilot made a successful emergency landing on a small lake.  Aircraft crashed with trees when pilot attempted take off from lake at Sorrento, Florida.  Substantial damage to aircraft.  Injuries: 1 minor/none.
1982-??-?? Donated to Chaffey Community College.
C 0109 SIAI
Marchetti		 FN.333 N917NS 1970-08-30 Aircraft observed at level flight 1500 ft AGL, when power was reduced and aircraft entered a spin and crashed at Shelton, CT.  Aircraft took off from Bridgeport, CT, for a training flight. Injuries: 2 fatal.
F 0110 SIAI
Marchetti
(1966)		 FN.333 I-RAIA 1966-03-08 Temporary C of A No: 252 issued to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
N6252    
N95DR 1972-01-25 C of A issued.
2000-09-26 Kennon S. Shea; PO Box U, 353 Jackson Street, Quincy, CA 95971-0430, USA.
2007-03-20 Aircraft Guaranty Title Corp. Trustee; 515 N Sam Houston Pkwy E STE 305, Houston, Texas 77060-4023, USA. 
2007-05-27 Crashed at Minden Airport, Nevada.  Pilot Egon Fritz (Germany) was killed.
2008-02-08 Cancelled from US CAR.
C 0111 SIAI
Marchetti
(1964)		 FN.333 N632 1965-04-17 Aircraft substantial damaged when struck a submerged object on landing on river at Secaucus, New Jersey.  Injuries: 1 minor/none.
1967-10-16 William T. Reinders; 15519 Lexington, Harvey, IL 60426, USA
D 12BIS SIAI
Marchetti
(1969)		 FN.333 I-RAIA 1969-04-08 C of A No: 267 issued to to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy.
N591W 1977-08-11 Aviation Associates Inc.; 5211 7th Avenue Drive W, Bradenton, FL 33505, USA
1983-05-25 The aircraft was being taxied in after landing when the engine quit.  The pilot cranked the engine to restart, when an explosion was heard and flames appeared in the cabin area.  The pilot evacuated the aircraft as flames totally destroyed it.
S C/N Mfg: Model: Reg. No: Date: Remarks

 

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