Incident · 1993-03-04

NTSB case DCA93IA027 · AEROSPATIALE ATR42-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-03-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE ATR42-300 (N99838)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: BRITT AIRWAYS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): BRITT AIRWAYS

Probable cause

THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRED A MINIMUM PROPELLER SPPED WHILE FLYING IN ICING CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF ROLL CONTROL WERE THE ENCOUNTERS WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case DCA93IA027

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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