# Incident 19870123003179I: Emb EMB120, Springfield, MO, January 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1987, 07:08 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 37.2802° N, 93.2903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2802&lon=-93.2903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120AM-2002-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW115
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123003179I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE TORQUE EXCEEDED LIMITS DURING CLIMBOUT AND THE PILOT SECURED IT. THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO LANDING

## 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 MKC87IA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87IA043), Jan 23, 1987: Embraer EMB-120 (N120AM), Springfield, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N120AM (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880302014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302014319I), Mar 2, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N120AM), St Louis, MO. Engine propeller RPM fluctuating. Returned. Found cannon plug to propeller RPM gauge loose.
- [Incident 19880223010389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880223010389I), Feb 23, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N120AM), St Louis, MO. Engine oil fluctuation in flight. Low pressure light came on. Returned to airport. Found engine oil four quarts low.
- [Incident 19880204008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880204008609I), Feb 4, 1988: Emb EMB120 (N120AM), St Louis, MO. On takeoff nose gear would not indicate up and locked. Strut covered with frozen slush. Slush melted off. Gear ok.

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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