# Accident 19920322006959A: Fokker F28MK4000, New York, NY, March 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1992, 21:35 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N485US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485US-2008-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fokker F.28 MK4000 (registry code 4990810, https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk4000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY-555-15 (registry code 54521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-555-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- People aboard: 30
- Fatal injuries: 27
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA92MA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322006959A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPARTED ICED UP LIFTED EARLY. STALLED INTO BAY OFF LGA. NON SLATED TURBOJETS POOR OPS WITH ICED AIRFRAME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA92MA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA92MA025), Mar 23, 1992: Fokker 28-4000 (N485US), Flushing, NY, destroyed, 27 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE FLIGHTCREWS WITH PROCEDURES, REQUIREMENTS, AND CRITERIA COMPATIBLE WITH DEPARTURE DELAYS IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE…

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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