# Accident 19970527029229A: Aerosp ATR42300, Punta Cana, DR, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Punta Cana, DR
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TRBA
- Aircraft: N432MQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432MQ-1998-07-14) (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
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,895 total, 2,675 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527029229A

## Narrative

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

(.19) SEE .19 FOR COMPLETE NARRATIVE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N432MQ (4)

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

- [Incident 19970528022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528022059I), May 28, 1997: Aerosp ATR42300 (N432MQ), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands. Narrative: an AD note will be issued by the aircraft certification office (sea-aeg)
- [Incident 19921024052279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024052279I), Oct 24, 1992: Aerosp ATR42300 (N432MQ), San Juan, Puerto Rico. Left tire of nose wheel departed aircraft on takeoff. Returned. Landed safely. Left nose wheel assembly missing.
- [Incident 19910417016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910417016069I), Apr 17, 1991: Aerosp ATR42300 (N432MQ), Waterloo, IA. Drop in propeller torque during climb. Returned. Landed safely. Pcu on NR2 engine changed.
- [Incident 19900614048029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900614048029I), Jun 14, 1990: Aerosp ATR42300 (N432MQ), Chicago, IL. Heavy turbulence on approach behind jet. Problem maintaining control. One attendant slightly injured.

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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