# N221YV: 1990 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2013-08-15 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 15, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (registry code 52116) - Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 120.221 - Year built: 1990 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-prop - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 23, 1990 - Last registry action: July 21, 2005 - Mode S code: A1E6F2 - Location: [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 26.1516° N, 80.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33313, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221YV - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=221YV - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221YV-2013-08-15 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 (14) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR MASA98140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA98140), Jul 3, 1998: LIGHT ASSY. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, FOUND RIGHT REAR EMERGENCY EXIT COVER CRACKED. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR MASA98112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA98112), Jun 1, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING MAINTENANCE, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS, RT AFT SIDE, FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR WTAA980073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980073), Apr 25, 1998: PIN. FAILED. ACV - RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO INDICATE UP WITH ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AND SLIGHT YAW TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT LA - [SDR WTAA980063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980063), Apr 10, 1998: ENGINE. BIRD STRIKE. FAT - BIRD STRIKE TO LEFT ENGINE INLET REPORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR WTAA980053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980053), Mar 25, 1998: CONTROL MODULE. FAILED. SFO - RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR 'B' SYSTEM INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED 'B' SYSTEM GEAR POSITION INDICATION - [SDR WTAA980052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980052), Mar 25, 1998: PROX SENSOR. INTERMITTENT. BFL - LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR 'A' SYSTEM UPLOCK PRO - [SDR WTAA980034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980034), Feb 18, 1998: CONNECTOR. FAILED. SFO - LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO FAT FOR REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CAN - [SDR WTAA980016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA980016), Jan 22, 1998: SENSOR. MISWIRED. BFL - DURING APPROACH RIGHT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW CLOSED RIGHT ENGINE BLEED VALVE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. C - [SDR WTAA970230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970230), Dec 17, 1997: SKIN. BIRD STRIKE. SFO - BIRD STRIKE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AREA FOR DAMAGE. REPLACED DE-ICE BOOT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR WTAA970205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970205), Nov 7, 1997: PROX SENSOR. FAILED. LAX - NOSE GEAR 'A' SYSTEM INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED PER MEL 32-60-1. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DEFERRA - [SDR WTAA970181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WTAA970181), Sep 23, 1997: SELECTOR. FAILED. LAX - ON APPROACH TO SBP, RIGHT ANTI-SKID INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR. TEST - [SDR MASA97056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MASA97056), May 13, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AIRSHUTTLE 5200 - PSP-PHX - AFTER LANDING IN PHX, THE CREW FOUND FIVE ADJACENT EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO GJ - [SDR 96ZZZM34](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM34), Dec 7, 1995: ANNUNCIATOR UNIT. FAILED. DURING FIRST FLIGHT RUN UP, CREW EXPERIENCED A FLAP CONTROL FAULT THAT WOULD NOT RESET. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM TO BAD ANNUNCIATOR UNIT AND REPLACED SAME - [SDR 95ZZZX4348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4348), Apr 22, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. PHX - ON APPROACH, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMETRIC FAULT. THE FLAP ANNUNCIATOR SHOWED NO PROBLEM, AND THAT ALL FLAPS WERE AT 45 DEGREES, HOWEVE ## 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 DEN92IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA074), Jul 21, 1992: Embraer EMB-120 RT (N221YV), Denver, CO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: OPEN AIR GROUND CIRCUIT BREAKERS THAT ALLOWED THE PROPELLERS TO OVERSPEED. A FACTOR WAS: CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE. ## 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. - [Incident 19920721037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920721037959I), Jul 21, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N221YV), Denver, CO. Prop overspeed on both engines on approach. Landed safely. Found open circuit breakers for flight idle stop system. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.