Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 incident near Caddo, Oklahoma, June 17, 1994
On June 17, 1994 at about 4:55 pm local time, a Aerospatiale ATR-72-212, registered N632AS, suffered minor damage in an incident near Caddo, Oklahoma. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 37 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FUEL NOZZLE DRAIN LEAK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE O-RING.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 17, 1994 · about 4:55 pm local time
- Place
- Caddo, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 37 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 ATR 72-212 · all ATR-72-212s on the register
- Registration
- N632AS · registry record · serial 338
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE LEFT ENGINE ILLUMINATED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 16,000 FEET. THE CREW SECURED THE ENGINE AND A FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE CREW REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ATC AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFINED TO FIRE DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF A DETERIORATED O-RING ON THE NUMBER SIX FUEL NOZZLE DRAIN COLLECTOR TUBE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,500 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 240 in the last 90 days; 75 in the last 30 days; 13,500 as pilot in command; 1,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,574 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 1, 1994; 132 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 48,501 lb
- Seats: 70
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W 127 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TUL Tulsa OK at 9:28 pm
- Destination: DFW Dfw Airport TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 33 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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