# Incident 19960311007589I: Aerosp ATR42200, Tulsa, OK, March 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1996, 21:45 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428MQ-1998-04-30) (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 ATR42200
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 1,640 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960311007589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE A PASSENGER EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF VOLATILE SPRAY INTO CABIN ENVIRONMENT. OTHER PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS DESCRIBED A STRONG SULFUR OR SULFUR DIOXIDE SMELL. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO KTUL AS PRECAUTION. INITIALLY, CREW THOUGHT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT/OVERHEAT/FIRE WAS A POSSIBILITY. AFTER LANDING CAPTAIN ORDERED EVACUATION THROUGH MAIN CABIN DOOR. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. TULSA POLICE INVESTIGATED INCIDENT. PASSENGER RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEMICAL RELEASE STATED THE EVENT WAS UNINTENTIONAL. DURING EVACUATION PASSENGER PUSHED FLIGHT ATTENDANT. SHE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE LEFT SHOULDER BLADE. INCIDENT INVESTIGATED BY DFW CASFO FOR POSSIBLE HAZMAT VIOLATION. END.

## Other reports on N428MQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19890322032539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322032539I), Mar 22, 1989: Aerosp ATR42300 (N428MQ), Indianapolis, IN. Left engine oil pressure dropped. Engine shutdown. Emergency landing. Oil pressure sensor was defective.

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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