# Incident 19890322032539I: Aerosp ATR42300, Indianapolis, IN, March 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1989, 08:40 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428MQ-1998-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322032539I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EMERGENCY LANDING. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N428MQ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960311007589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960311007589I), Mar 11, 1996: Aerosp ATR42200 (N428MQ), Tulsa, OK. Narrative: while enroute a passenger either intentionally or accidentally released an undetermined amount of volatile spray into cabin environment. Other…

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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