# Incident 19900604026059I: Aerosp ATR42300, Buffalo, NY, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 06:47 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAYA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4206G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4206G-1999-03-16) (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
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604026059I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHEN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS TURNED ON. RETURNED. SUSPECT OIL HAD GOTTEN IN PACK.

## Other reports on N4206G (2)

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

- [Incident 19900424036149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424036149I), Apr 24, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4206G), New York, NY. NR1 engine failed light en route. Returned and landed. Engine removed for examination.
- [Incident 19900408016299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408016299I), Apr 8, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N4206G), New York, NY. Left main unlock warning came on when power reduced. Found a faulty avionics box and main weight wheel switch.

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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