# N266CA: 1991 Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 2012-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 120.258
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1992
- Last registry action: August 29, 2006
- Mode S code: A2957A
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1439° N, 80.3232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27106, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=266CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266CA-2012-08-21

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 (59, newest 50)

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

- [SDR COMA0110040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0110040), Mar 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
- [SDR COMA0110002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0110002), Dec 28, 2000: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, HYDRAULIC LOW LEVEL WARNING. GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX.
- [SDR COMA0010304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0010304), Jul 14, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. UPON COMPLIANCE OF 2 YEAR CORROSION INSPECTION TASK 5310-132-C01E, THE FUSELAGE RT LOWER SKIN BELOW LAV DUMP VALVE DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO BE GOUGED. THE DAMAGED P
- [SDR COMA0010277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0010277), Jul 14, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. UPON COMPLIANCE OF 2 YEAR CORROSION INSPECTION TASK 5310-132-CO1E, THE FUSELAGE RT LOWER SKIN BELOW LAV DUMP VALVE DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO BE GOUGED. THE DAMAGED P
- [SDR COMA0060457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0060457), May 25, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY.
- [SDR COMA0010107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0010107), May 20, 2000: ADI. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ADI FLICKERING. REPLACED THE NR 1 ADI.
- [SDR COMA0010039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA0010039), Mar 16, 2000: RADAR. MALFUNCTIONED. RADAR SPOKING DURING SWEEPS. REPLACED THE WX RADAR RT WXT-25013.
- [SDR COMA9910171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910171), Nov 4, 1999: MECHANISM. LACK OF LUBE. DOOR WARNING DURING FLIGHT. CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR MECHANISM.
- [SDR COMA9910156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910156), Oct 3, 1999: SWITCHES. DIRTY. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LAN, THE CABIN DOOR WARNING CAUTION ACTIVATED ON MAP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. CLEANED ALL CABIN DOOR MICROSWITCHES, OPERATIONAL CHE
- [SDR COMA9910118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910118), Jul 25, 1999: DOOR. NOT CLOSED. SERVICE DOOR WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. FUEL SERVICE DOOR NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. SECURED FUEL SERVICE DOOR.
- [SDR COA9910095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COA9910095), Jun 17, 1999: SIGN. BROKEN. EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 IS BROKEN. REPLACED EXIT SIGN.
- [SDR COMA9910051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9910051), Mar 31, 1999: HANDLE. BROKEN. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. REPLACED GEAR DOOR HANDLE.
- [SDR COMA9810255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810255), Nov 4, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS WEAK. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
- [SDR COMA9810227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810227), Oct 5, 1998: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. RIGHT HAND ENGINE NP WAS 104 PERCENT AFTER TAKEOFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. GROUND RUNS AND FLIGHT CHECK WERE SATISFACTORY.
- [SDR COMA9810178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810178), Aug 14, 1998: AHRS. MALFUNCTION. ATTITUDE DISPLAY WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE NR 1 AHRS.
- [SDR COMA9810161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810161), Jul 19, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS ROW 1 AND 2 ARE INOPERABLE. REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY.
- [SDR COMA9810149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810149), Jun 28, 1998: SIGN. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT ROW 5 BROKEN. REPLACED SIGN.
- [SDR COMA9810065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9810065), Mar 14, 1998: FAN. OVERHEATED. STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. RIGHT HAND RECIRCULATION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND RECIRCULATION FAN.
- [SDR COMA9710509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710509), Dec 24, 1997: BRUSH BLOCK. WORN. RIGHT HAND PROPELLER DE-ICE FAILED. REPLACED THE BRUSH BLOCK ASSY.
- [SDR COMA9710490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710490), Dec 6, 1997: RCCB. MALFUNCTION. LEFT HAND PROPELLER DE-ICE FAILED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND PROPELLER DE-ICE SYSTEM RCCB.
- [SDR COMA9710488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710488), Dec 2, 1997: LIGHT. LOOSE. EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT AT GALLEY AREA IS LOOSE. SECURED FLOOR LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR COMA9710435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710435), Oct 21, 1997: BRACKET. CRACKED. UPON REPLACEMENT OF A BROKEN CARGO DOOR LIFTING MECHANISM TORSION BAR, THE TORSION BAR SUPPORT BRACKET BETWEEN FUSELAGE FRAMES 38 AND 39, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKE
- [SDR COMA9710417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710417), Sep 22, 1997: STATOR. CRACKED. DURING TEARDOWN OF BRAKE ASSY P/N 2-1585, THE ACCESSORY SHOP FOUND THE NUMBER ONE STATOR CRACKED. OVERHAULED BRAKE.
- [SDR COMA9710209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710209), Mar 27, 1997: FRAME. BURNED. ON 2C TAS K 313-01Z, FUSELAGE FRAME 52 CANTED FRAME, UPPER HALF, WAS FOUND DAMAGED BY ARCING OF THE APU GENERATOR WIRE TERMINALS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME 
- [SDR COMA9710208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710208), Mar 27, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131/132-O1I, THE CABIN DOOR FLOOR SUPPORT FORWARD CENTER OMEGA BEAM WAS FOUND DAMAGED IN THREE PLACES, 1) CORROSION, 2) SMALL CRACK, 3) HOLE CAU
- [SDR COMA9710207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710207), Mar 27, 1997: FRAME. COUGED. ON 4C TASK 5330-262-01I, FUSELAGE FRAME 44 WAS FOUND DAMAGED BY CARGO COMPARTMENT LINING SCREWS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED ON RT SIDE. FRAME 44 WAS REPAIRED PER AEROD
- [SDR COMA9710206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710206), Mar 27, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. ON 4C TASK 5320-152-01I, THE FUSELAGE DOOR FRAME, FOR THE RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LOWER ANGLE WAS FOUND CORRODED, WHERE THE EXIT DOOR LOWER GUIDE PIN RECEPTACLES 
- [SDR COMA9710205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710205), Mar 27, 1997: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5320-141-03I, THE CABIN FLOORBEAM LT BUTT-STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710204), Mar 27, 1997: TEE SECTION. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT LT T-SECTION OF FRAME 20 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710203), Mar 27, 1997: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT LT CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 20 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710202), Mar 27, 1997: SILL. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT FORWARD LT SILL WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710200), Mar 27, 1997: TEE SECTION. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT LT T-SECTION AT FRAME 16 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710199), Mar 27, 1997: CROSSBEAM. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-132-01I, THE CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT RT CROSSBEAM AT FRAME 16 WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710198), Mar 27, 1997: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-132-01I, THE FORWARD RT FLOOR BEAM BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710197), Mar 27, 1997: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131-01I, THE FORWARD LEFT FLOORBEAM BUTT-STRAP, WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710196), Mar 27, 1997: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131/132-01I, THE CABIN FLOORBEAM CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51 STANDARD PRACTICES.
- [SDR COMA9710195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710195), Mar 27, 1997: BUTT STRAP. CORRODED. ON 2C TASK 5310-131/132O1I, THE FORWARD CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT CENTER BUTT STRAP WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED PER AERODESIGN REPORT NR 1671-1, REV. A, 1-28-97.
- [SDR COMA9710194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710194), Mar 27, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. ON 2C TASK 5720-651-01I, THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN SUPPORT ANGLE, AT RIB 16, BETWEEN STRINGERS 8 AND 10, WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 
- [SDR COMA9710193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710193), Mar 27, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. ON 2C TASK 5720-622-01I, THE RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN SUPPORT ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT RIB 8, BETWEEN STRINGERS 10 AND 11. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED PER SRM CHAP 51
- [SDR COMA9710157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710157), Feb 23, 1997: ROLLER. DIRTY. FLAP DISAGREEMENT WARNING WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED AFTER TAKE OFF. REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP ROLLERS.
- [SDR COMA9710152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710152), Feb 14, 1997: SWITCH. MALFUNCTION. FLAP DISAGREE WARNING AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE.
- [SDR COMA9710100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9710100), Feb 2, 1997: TEST PANEL. MALFUNCTION. STALL WARNING ACTIVATED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED THE STALL TEST PANEL.
- [SDR COMA9610335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610335), Nov 21, 1996: SIG COND UNIT. MALFUNCTION. AUTOFEATHER WARNING SOUNDED AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE RT SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT.
- [SDR COMA9610329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610329), Nov 8, 1996: SIG COND UNIT. MALFUNCTION. AUTO COARSEN SYSTEM DID NOT ARM DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE SIGNAL CONDITIONER UNIT.
- [SDR COMA9610328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610328), Nov 8, 1996: FASTENER. WORN. SERVICE DOOR WARNING ON AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED LATCHES ON FUEL SINGLE POINT SERVICE DOOR AND SECURED DOOR CLOSED.
- [SDR COMA9610294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610294), Oct 4, 1996: RELAY BOX. MALFUNCTION. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND INDICATED UP, BUT THE LANDING GEAR AURAL WARNING SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX.
- [SDR COMA9610287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610287), Sep 25, 1996: SEQUENCE VALVE. MALFUNCTION. LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. REPLACED LT MLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVES.
- [SDR COMA9610253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610253), Aug 21, 1996: BULB. FAILED. LT AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP. REPLACED BULB.
- [SDR COMA9610245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610245), Aug 8, 1996: PCU. LEAKING. LEFT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING DURING TAKEOFF. OIL LEAKING FROM LEFT NACELLE.
- [SDR COMA9610229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COMA9610229), Jul 21, 1996: SOLENOID. FAILED. LEFT POWER LEVER, FLIGHT IDLE STOP SOLENOID CIRCUIT BREAKER, TRIPPED. REPLACED THE FLIGHT IDLE STOP SOLENOID.

All 59: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266CA-2012-08-21/reports.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 DCA01MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA031), Mar 19, 2001: Embraer EMB-120 (N266CA), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.

## 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 20010319039099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010319039099A), Mar 19, 2001: Emb EMB120RT (N266CA), Westpalmbeach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft experienced an upset. The investigation is continuing.

## Other aircraft with N266CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266CA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, S/N 006/US, built 2019

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