# Accident 19941031036779A: Aerosp ATR72212, Roselawn, IN, October 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Roselawn, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 41.1517° N, 87.2952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roselawn, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1517&lon=-87.2952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401AM-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 (registry code 8680945, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72212
- Reported engine: PWA PW127
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 68
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA95MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941031036779A

## Narrative

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

HOLDING IN ICING CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL DUE ICE ON AIRFRAME. ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. STAYED TOO LONG HEAVY ICING

## 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 DCA95MA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA001), Oct 31, 1994: ATR ATR-72-212 (N401AM), Roselawn, IN, destroyed, 68 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of control, attributed to a sudden and unexpected aileron hinge moment reversal that occurred after a ridge of ice accreted beyond the deice boots while the airplane was in a holding pattern…

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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