Volume I of this report explains the crash of American Eagle flight 4181, an ATR 72 airplane during a rapid descent after an uncommanded roll excursion. The safety issues discussed in the report focused on communicating hazardous weather information to flightcrews, Federal regulations on aircraft icing and icing certification requirements, the monitoring of aircraft airworthiness, and flightcrew training for unusual events/attitudes.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: In-Flight Icing Encounter and Loss of Control, Simmons Airlines, d.b.a. American Eagle Flight 4184, Avions de Transport Regional (ATR), Model 72-212, N401AM, Roselawn, Indiana, October 31, 1994
1996
342 pages
Report
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Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aeronautics , Aircraft accidents , Accident investigations , Ice , Loss of control , Ice formation , Crashes , Human factors , Weather caused accidents , Fatalities , Regulations , Training , Indiana , Recommendations , Aviation accidents , Roselawn(Indiana)