# Incident 19890803045189I: Aerosp ATR42300, Cedar Rapids, IA, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 16:33 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423MQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,764 total, 779 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803045189I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE TORQUE INCREASE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND DEFECTIVE PROPELLER,OVER SPEED GOVERNOR AND GOVERNOR PUMP

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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