The NTSB is about to release a report modifying some of its accident investigation findings of the October 1994 crash of American Eagle Flight 4184, an ATR 72 turboprop twin, near Roselawn, Ind. But a Safety Board official declined to confirm details of word that the changes would absolve French aircraft manufacturer Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) and French aviation authorities of a share of the blame for the crash, which killed all 68 aboard. The NTSB’s final report, issued in mid-1996, attributed the accident to wing icing. It blamed ATR for failing to develop modifications to the de-icing boot design and DGAC (the French equivalent of the FAA) for failing to require the manufacturer to take additional corrective actions. French aviation authorities and ATR responded to the final report by petitioning NTSB to reconsider its findings. A spokesman for ATR said the company would not speculate on the contents of the NTSB response, but added that it would welcome a modification favoring ATR’s grounds for appeal. (credit AIN).