# Incident 19970815027959I: Aerosp ATR42320, Newark, NJ, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14834, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14834-2019-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320 (registry code 8680930, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 (registry code 52124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR42320
- People aboard: 39
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815027959I

## Narrative

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

FLEW THRU AIRCRAFT WAKE. PITCH DISCONNECTED. FLEW TO AIRPORT MANUALLY. PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH PITCH DISCONNECT TYPE.

## Other reports on N14834 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920608032039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920608032039I), Jun 8, 1992: Aerosp ATR42320 (N14834), Newark, NJ. Encountered turbulence while maneuvering around cummulus clouds. Flight 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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