ATRs had some design problems with ice accumulation[1] and are in certain ways quite unforgiving, but I suspect that the "problem" is their popularity with all

ATRs had some design problems with ice accumulation[1] and are in certain ways quite unforgiving, but I suspect that the "problem" is their popularity with all kinds of smallish outfits whose training and maintenance are sometimes lacking. Case in point, this year's Nepalese crash[2], where the airline is prohibited from operating in the EU, and the preliminary report indicates that the plane crashed because one of the pilots effectively deactivated the propellers instead of adjusting the flaps while descending, causing a stall. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_4184 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Eagle_Flight_4184 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti_Airlines_Flight_691 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti_Airlines_Flight_691