# Incident 19891025055469I: Aerosp ATR42300, Cedar Rapids, IA, October 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1989, 13:22 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N422MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422MQ-1998-09-11) (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 PT6*
- People aboard: 24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025055469I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE LOSING OIL. PROPELLER PITCH DECREASED. FEATHERED PROPELLER. FOUND A FAULTY CONTROL UNIT.

## Other reports on N422MQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19930404016779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404016779A), Apr 4, 1993: Aerosp ATR42300 (N422MQ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Ground crew person walked into idling prop at night. First time on job.

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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