# Incident 19930304007729I: Aerosp ATR42320, Newark, NJ, March 4, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99838 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- People aboard: 37
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA93IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA93IA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930304007729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COVERED WITH ICE EN ROUTE. AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED. ICE DISSIPATED DURING DESCENT. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 DCA93IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA93IA027), Mar 4, 1993: Aerospatiale ATR42-300 (N99838), Newark, NJ, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHTCREW'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES THAT REQUIRED A MINIMUM PROPELLER SPPED WHILE FLYING IN ICING CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF ROLL CONTROL WERE THE ENCOUNTERS WITH…

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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