# Accident 19910405009019A: Emb EMB120RT, Brunswick, GA, April 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1991, 14:51 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 31.1492° N, 81.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1492&lon=-81.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270AS-1991-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 23
- Fatal injuries: 23
- Pilot flight hours: 11,724 total, 5,720 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405009019A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ASYMMETRIC THRUST ON FINAL APPROACH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.RESULT OF LEFT PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION

## 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 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…

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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