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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR42300 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · November 6, 1990

Date
November 6, 1990 · 15:20 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Luis Munoz Marin International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TRBA
Aircraft
N972NA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91IA022
Reported as
Aerosp ATR42300
People aboard
44
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,813 total1,641 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot had problem with heading control after departure. Disengaged autopilot and aircraft went into turn. Returned.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD PROBLEM WITH HEADING CONTROL AFTER DEPARTURE. DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT AND AIRCRAFT WENT INTO TURN. RETURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.