T-tail aircraft stalls in icing conditions - Curt Lewis

Serious incident: Swiftair ATR 72-500 stalled in icing conditions en route to Madrid, Spain, 9 Sept.

Date:	09-SEP-2017
Time:	ca 19:26 LT
Type:	ATR 72-500 (72-212A)
Owner/operator:	Swiftair, opf Air Europa
Registration:	EC-KKQ
C/n / msn:	763
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	between Alicante and Madrid -    Spain
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL)
Destination airport:	Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Investigating agency:	CIAIAC

Narrative:
Air Europa flight UX4050, operated by a Swiftair ATR 72-500, was involved in a stall incident.
During climb to FL170, the aircraft suffered a stall after entering an icing zone. The crew recovered the stall and declared emergency. An uneventful landing was carried out at Madrid Airport at 20:06 local time.