# Incident 19861218081799I: Aerosp ATR42300, Detroit, MI, December 18, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1986, 08:50 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.2191° N, 83.3497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2191&lon=-83.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423MQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 53 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87IA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861218081799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS. THE PILOT FAILED TO USE DEICING SYSTEMS IN TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA87IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87IA015), Dec 18, 1986: ATR ATR-42 (N423MQ), Detroit, MI, incident, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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