![]() At 15.56h, the controller contacted flight 4184 and instructed the flight crew to descend to 8,000 feet. ![]() Three minutes later the Level III airframe deicing system activated again. At 15.18h, shortly after flight 4184 leveled off at 10,000 feet, the crew received a clearance to enter a holding pattern near the LUCIT intersection and they were told to expect further clearance at 15.45h, which was revised to 16.00h at 15.38h. ![]() During the descent, the FDR recorded the activation of the Level III airframe deicing system. At 15.13h, flight 4184 began the descent to 10,000 feet. The aircraft climbed to an enroute altitude of 16,300 feet. Control was lost and all aboard were killed.įlight 4184, registration N401AM, was an ATR 72-212 operated by Simmons Airlines on behalf of American Eagle, scheduled to depart the gate in Indianapolis at 14.10h however, due to a change in the traffic flow because of deteriorating weather conditions at destination Chicago-O'Hare, the flight left the gate at 14.14h and was held on the ground for 42 minutes before receiving an IFR clearance to O'Hare.Īt 14.55h, the controller cleared flight 4184 for takeoff. ![]() American Eagle Flight 4184 was a regional airline flight that crashed after flying into known icing conditions on Halloween, October 31, 1994. ![]()
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