# Accident 19930404016779A: Aerosp ATR42300, Chicago, IL, April 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1993, 20:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N422MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422MQ-1998-09-11) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,088 total, 1,153 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404016779A

## Narrative

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

GROUND CREW PERSON WALKED INTO IDLING PROP AT NIGHT. FIRST TIME ON JOB.

## 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 CHI93FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA129), Apr 5, 1993: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N422MQ), Chicago, IL, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the unqualified baggage handler's attempting to load an unfamiliar airplane and inadequate training by the airline which employed the baggage handler.

## Other reports on N422MQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19891025055469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025055469I), Oct 25, 1989: Aerosp ATR42300 (N422MQ), Cedar Rapids, IA. Left engine losing oil. Propeller pitch decreased. Feathered propeller. Found a faulty control unit.

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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