The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by aircraft manufacturer ATR. The number "72" in its name is derived from the aircraft's
An ATR 72 belonging to Firefly
An ATR 72 of Finnair, its launch operator
The ATR 72-600 was launched on 2 October 2007.
An ATR prior to painting at Toulouse
American Eagle Flight 4184, officially operating as Simmons Airlines Flight 4184, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Chicago, Illinois, United States. On October
ATR 72
…have been 13 accidents with at least one fatality reported, 5 of which involved icing conditions. The first fatal accident involving the aircraft was American Eagle Flight 4184 on 31 October 1994, with 68 fatalities, while the most recent accident occurred on 9 August 2024 when Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashed resulting…
A piece of aircraft wreckage
An American Eagle ATR 72–212, similar to the one involved in the accident
Aerial view of the crash site
American Eagle Flight 4184 Interment Memorial Calumet Park Cemetery