NONE · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340B+ · 2006-01-02 · Santa Maria, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06IA076
Event ID
20060109X00033
Type
Incident
Date
2006-01-02
Location
Santa Maria, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.052501, -120.121665
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
28
Total aboard
28
Aircraft
Make
Saab-Scania AB (Saab)
Model
SF340B+
Registration
N390AE
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of control due to ice accreted in supercooled liquid droplets (SLD) conditions, and the flight crew's failure to maintain the specified minimum airspeed in icing conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's decision to climb the airplane in known and forecast icing conditions using an autopilot mode contrary to that specified in the operator's Airplane Operations Manual for climbs during periods of ice accretion or when ice was present on the airframe.