# Accident 19930725025322A: Aerosp ATR42300, New York, NY, July 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1993, 09:48 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 40.6497° N, 73.7899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6497&lon=-73.7899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242AT-2003-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300 (registry code 8680920, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120 (registry code 52114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025322A

## Narrative

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

WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY HZAIS WHICH WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. (.4)THE CREW OF THE DEPARTING ATR-42, N242AT, HAD ACCEPTED AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE, AND WAS HOLDING ON A STUB TAXIWAY WHEN THE FOLLOWING B-747, HZ-AIS, TRIED TO GET AROUND IT. THE LEFT WING OF THE B-747 CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER OF THE ATR-42. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CAPTAIN OF THE B-747 WAS MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM TO THE CABIN, AND AT THE SAME TIME ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ATR-42.

## Other aircraft in the event

- HZAIS, Boeing 747368: [Accident 19930725025321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930725025321A)

## 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 NYC93FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA137), Jul 25, 1993: Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 (N242AT), Jamaica, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: MISSJUDGED CLEARANCE BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE B-747, HZ-AIS, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AROUND THE ATR-42, N242AT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DIVERTED ATTENTION OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE…

## Other reports on N242AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19951101040899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951101040899I), Nov 1, 1995: Aerosp ATR42300 (N242AT), South Bend, IN. Narrative: while in flight from cmh to ord, aircraft sustained indication of low oil pressure on left engine. Crew shut down left engine and diverted to sbn…

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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