19861223087219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · EMB EMB120 · Fort Smith, AR · December 23, 1986

Date
December 23, 1986 · 06:20 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ASOA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N223AS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87IA034
Reported as
EMB EMB120
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW118
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,460 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power to right engine on final approach. Engine shut down. Found failure of propeller reduction gearbox.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER TO RIGHT ENGINE ON FINAL APPROACH. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FOUND FAILURE OF PROPELLER REDUCTION GEARBOX.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.