# N270AS: Embraer EMB-120RT, registration cancelled 1991-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Embraer EMB-120RT](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (registry code 3260202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 120218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1990
- Last registry action: April 27, 1992
- Mode S code: A2A68D
- 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/N270AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270AS-1991-07-30

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

## 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 DCA91MA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA033), Apr 5, 1991: Embraer EMB-120RT (N270AS), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 23 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AS A RESULT OF A MALFUNCTION OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT WHICH ALLOWED THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLES TO GO BELOW THE FLIGHT IDLE POSITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE…

## 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 19910405009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405009019A), Apr 5, 1991: Emb EMB120RT (N270AS), Brunswick, GA, Destroyed, 23 fatal. Severe asymmetric thrust on final approach caused loss of control. Result of left propeller control unit malfunction

## Other aircraft with N270AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270AS): Schleicher ASW-27, S/N 27147

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