# NTSB Accident ATL93MA068
> **Fairchild SA227-TT** · 1993-04-02 · BLOUNTVILLE, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL93MA068
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12077
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-04-02
- **Location:** BLOUNTVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.530719, -82.319145
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Fairchild
- **Model:** SA227-TT
- **Registration:** N500AK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES CONCERNING USE OF THE ENGINE INLET ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AND/OR CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHILE OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN PROBABLE ICE INGESTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHILE COPING WITH THE ENGINE PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, ICING CONDITIONS, AND ENGINE INLET (NACELLE) ICE.

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