# Accident 19861223087219A: Emb EMB120, Fort Smith, AR, December 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1986, 06:20 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 35.3699° N, 94.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3699&lon=-94.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,460 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861223087219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC87IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA034), Dec 23, 1986: Embraer Brasilia EMB-120 (N223AS), Fort Smith, AR, incident, minor damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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