An accumulation of ice during flight can be catastrophic , as evidenced by the loss of control and subsequent crashes of American Eagle Flight 4184 in 1994 , and Comair Flight 3272 in 1997 . Both aircraft were turboprop airliners , with straight wings , which tend to be more susceptible to inflight ice accumulation , than are swept-wing jet airliners
American Eagle Flight 4184
American Eagle Flight 4184
Aviation safety