# NTSB Incident CHI93IA124
> **AEROSPATIALE ATR-42-300** · 1993-03-31 · MOLINE, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI93IA124
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11940
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1993-03-31
- **Location:** MOLINE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.479244, -90.480216
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 21
- **Total aboard:** 21
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** ATR-42-300
- **Registration:** N426TE
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO EXTINGUISH A CIGARETTE BEFORE PLACING IT INTO THE LAVATORY WASTE BIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WERE: AN INOPERATIVE SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE LAVATORY, THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, AND INADEQUATE REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

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