# N217AS: 1985 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2010-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120.011
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1985
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2001
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A1D394
- Owner when cancelled: [Corporate Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORPORATE%20AIR)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217AS-2010-04-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Embraer EMB-120RT: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR ASOA99048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA99048), Jun 5, 1999: AIR DIST. SMOKE. FLT 4003 - BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND SMOKE IN CABIN THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 6,000. NO OTHER ASSOCIATED FAILURE INDICATED OTHER THAN THE L
- [SDR ASOA98024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA98024), Mar 19, 1998: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACKS IN THE LEFT LATERAL DV WINDOW POST. REQUIRES INSPECTION WITHIN 75 FLIGHT HOURS AND REPLACEMENT WITHIN 150 FLIGHTS HOURS 
- [SDR 98ZZZX1386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1386), Mar 19, 1998: LATERAL POST. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES WORK CONTROL CARD TASK NR 472566, (EO 53-0047 REV A - INSP OF WINDSHIELD/DV WINDOW IAW SB 120-53-0010) NUMEROUS CRA
- [SDR 98ZZZX1385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1385), Mar 19, 1998: LATERAL POST. CRACKED. WHILE PERFORMING ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES WORK CONTROL CARD TASK NR 472566, (EO 53-0047 REV A - INSP OF WINDSHIELD/DV WINDOW IAW SB 120-53-0010) NUMEROUS CRA
- [SDR ASOA96040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ASOA96040), Sep 24, 1996: SPUR GEAR. WORN. FLT NR 7768 - EN ROUTE LFT-DFW, CREW EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER OF THE RT ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AURAL WARNING OF 'OIL' AND 'ENGINE CONTROL'. OIL PR

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095), Apr 9, 1990: Embraer EMB-120 (N217AS), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SUN'S GLARE, WHICH RESTRICTED…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900409011582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409011582A), Apr 9, 1990: Emb EMB120 (N217AS), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. Tried avoid opposite direction N99501 that struck his empennage and broke up.

## Other aircraft with N217AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217AS): Randall SPORTSMAN VJ22, S/N 267, built 1977

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