41.6834° N, 86.2500° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 19, 1992 · 07:45 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N253AT
Reported as
Aerosp ATR72202
People aboard
21
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total100 in this make and model160 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.
Low hydraulic fluid warning on approach. Landed safely. Accumulator to tee filling was cracked.
As the FAA filed it
LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID WARNING ON APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY. ACCUMULATOR TO TEE FILLING WAS CRACKED.