Aviation Crash Map

ATR ATR-42-300 N971NA

26 November 1990 · St. Thomas · No injuries

Summary

On 26 November 1990 at about 11:06 local time, a ATR ATR-42-300 registered N971NA, operated by Executive Air Charter, Inc., was involved in an incident near St. Thomas. 47 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 11:06
Classification
Incident
Location
St. Thomas
Nearest airport
Cyrile E. King (STT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
ATR ATR-42-300
Registration
N971NA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Juan → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA91IA032

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
47 0 0 0 47

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE LOWER ARM DUE TO FATIGUE RESULTING FROM CORROSION FORMATION, WHICH RESULTED FROM IMPROPER DESIGN TO PREVENT CORROSION FORMATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI FROM LANDING. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE LOWER ARM HAD SEPARATED DUE TO FATIGUE IN THE AREA WHERE A BEARING IS MOUNTED. THE FATIGUE CRACK ORIGINATED IN AN AREA OF CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE LOWER ARM OUTSIDE OF THE BEARING RACE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other ATR ATR-42 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Sep 1991 ATR ATR 42-300
N243AT
Muskegon, Michigan, United States Simmons Airlines Serious injuries -
13 Mar 1993 ATR ATR 42
N426MQ
Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
Simmons No injuries -
18 Dec 1986 ATR ATR-42
N423MQ
Detroit, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
30 Dec 1995 ATR ATR 42-300
N4202G
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Mahalo Air Serious injuries -

All 5 records for this type