Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 N17810
12 October 1988 · Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1988 at about 18:35 local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 registered N17810, operated by Bar Harbor Airways, was involved in an incident near Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States. 39 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2000, -74.7805
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-42-300
- Registration
- N17810
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bar Harbor Airways
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baltimore → Newark
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89MA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BFR TKOF, CORRECTED FLT PLN WAS PUT IN ATC COMPUTER FOR AIR FORCE 1 (AF1) TO TAKE NONSTANDARD RTE TO NEWARK. AFTER TKOF,AF1 WAS VCTRD NW WITH HANDOFF TO NY ARTCC (ZNY), THEN EAST VIA YARDLEY (ARD) TO NEWARK; 15 MI WEST OF ARD, ZNY INITIATEDHANDOFF TO NY TRACON (N90). TRACON SUPVR ADZD ZNY THAT AF1 SHLD BE DSNDG TO 9000' DRG HANDOFF, THEN N90 CTLR TLD WASH ARTCC (ZDC) CTLR IN ADJ SECTOR TO 'STOP THE NEWARK ARRIVALS ONLY.' ZNY CTLR CLRD AF1 TO DSCND & CHG TO N90 FREQ, BUT W/OGIVING ZDC MANDATORY POINTOUT OF AF1. MEANWHILE, BAR HARBOR FLT 494 WAS BEING CTLD BY ZDC & WAS INBND TO ARD ON A NE HDGAT 11,000'. NOTING AN AUTOMATED HANDOFF WAS ACCEPTED BY N90, ZDC CTLR CLRD FLT 494 TO DSCND TO 7000' & CHG TO N90 FREQ.N90 CTLR NOTED DVLPG SITUATION, BUT THOUGHT ALL FLTS FM ZDC SECTOR WLD BE HELD IN ZDC AIRSPACE. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTN, BUT STANDARD SEPN BTN ACFT WAS LOST NR BASE OF 10,000' CLD LAYER. INV REVEALED INADEQUATE MONITORING & COORDINATION BTN ATC FACILITIES; SVRL CONTROLLERS & SUPVRS LACKED TRNG OR AWARENESS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 ATR 42-300 | N17810 | Bar Harbor Airways | - |
| Boeing 707-300 707-300 | AF 1 | 89TH Military Airlift Wing | - |
Other Aerospatiale ATR-42 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1988 | Aerospatiale ATR-42 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Aerospatiale ATR-42 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1988 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1990 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | San Juan | Executive Air Charter, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1991 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1991 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Britt Airways | Fatal | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1988 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Country Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1988 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States | Michael L. Kuhn | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1988 | Champion 7ECA | Bally, Pennsylvania, United States | Elmer E. Kramer | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1988 | Cessna 152 | Hillsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |