Incident · 1988-12-22

NTSB case CHI89IA034 · AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1988-12-22
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE ATR-42 (N427MQ)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SIMMONS AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SIMMONS AIRLINES

Probable cause

STALL INDUCED BY THE ACCRETION OF MODERATE TO SEVERE CLEAR ICING.

Flight 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.

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