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The two-percent ice ridge broke the ATR's lift - did they make it?
An ATR on approach to Indiana accumulates unexpected ice-can the crew regain control before the stall takes them?
The two-percent ice ridge broke the ATR's lift - did they make it?
In this episode, we follow the last fifteen critical seconds before a commuter ATR lost control over Newton County, Indiana, on October 31, 1994. The narrative traces crew actions, the aircraft’s deice system, and the unnoticed two-percent ice ridge that changed everything-did they catch it in time?
Date: October 31, 1994
Location: Newton County, Indiana
Aircraft: ATR registered N401AM
Flight: American Eagle Flight…
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