Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 N345AT
4 June 1993 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1993 at about 23:40 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 registered N345AT, operated by Simmons Airlines, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 68 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-72-212
- Registration
- N345AT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Simmons Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Champaign
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA192
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AND TEN MILES SOUTHEAST OF O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4126 ENCOUNTERED 'SEVERE VERTICAL TURBULENCE DURING CLIMB.' A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE DURING A FALL. THE FLIGHT DEPARTING CHICAGO O'HARE EN ROUTE TO CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS WAS ABORTED, AND THE CAPTAIN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT O'HARE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerospatiale ATR-72 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1994 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1994 | Aerospatiale ATR-72 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1994 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | Caddo, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1995 | Aerospatiale ATR-72 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1995 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-12 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | Raymond M. Dolan | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Walter D Courtney COURTNEY TWO | Canton, Illinois, United States | Walter D. Courtney | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Lanceair 235M | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Nappi, Tito C. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-311 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Fokker 100 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Moline, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |