# Incident 19950304035369I: Aerosp ATR42300, Las Vegas, NV, March 4, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1995, 22:29 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 36.0791° N, 115.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0791&lon=-115.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42300
- Reported engine: PWA PW120
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,993 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95IA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304035369I

## Narrative

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

ACCUMULATED ICE EN ROUTE WITH ASSOCIATED LATERAL ROLL.ICE MELTED PRIOR LANDING. WAS DESCENDING THROUGH CLOUDS.

## 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 LAX95IA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95IA128), Mar 5, 1995: ATR 42 (N266AT), Las Vegas, NV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: an unexpected lateral control movement associated with in-flight turbulence.

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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