# N256AS: Embraer EMB-120, registration cancelled 1995-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120) (registry code 3260201)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120122
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1989
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A26DD9
- Owner when cancelled: [Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20SOUTHEAST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6604° N, 84.3865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30354, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256AS-1995-11-15

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-120: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120.md

## 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 DCA95MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA054), Aug 21, 1995: Embraer EMB-120RT (N256AS), Carrollton, GA, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: the in-flight fatigue fracture and separation of a propeller blade resulting in distortion of the left engine nacelle, causing excessive drag, loss of wing lift, and reduced directional control of…

## 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 19950821024859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950821024859A), Aug 21, 1995: Emb EMB120 (N256AS), Carrollton, GA, Destroyed, 8 fatal. Declared an emergency due to engine failure. Unable to make airport, crashed in a field. (.4)atlantic southeast airline flight 529 was climbing through…

## Other aircraft with N256AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256AS): Direct Fly S R O ALTO NG, S/N DF227, built 2025
- [Cancelled 2018-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256AS-2018-01-12): Demond Kent K H-3 PEGASUS, S/N 9006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [De Mond Kent K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20MOND%20KENT%20K), [Mc Alpin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Mc%20Alpin)

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