# Accident 19910911039219A: Emb EMB120RT, Eagle Lake, TX, September 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1991, 10:03 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.5873° N, 96.3286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5873&lon=-96.3286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33701-1992-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 14
- Pilot flight hours: 4,243 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039219A

## Narrative

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

ON DESCENT ,BREAKUP IN FLIGHT AND FIRE. LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE FAILED. IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 DCA91MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA052), Sep 11, 1991: Embraer 120 (N33701), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed, 14 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF CONTINENTAL EXPRESS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL TO ADHERE TO PROPER MAINTENANCE AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES FOR THE AIRPLANE'S HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DEICE BOOTS THAT LED…

## Other reports on N33701 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891104059759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104059759I), Nov 4, 1989: Emb EMB120RT (N33701), Laredo, TX. Passenger door unlatched and handle snapped hitting flight attendant. Warning light out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19890719043029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719043029I), Jul 19, 1989: Emb EMB120RT (N33701), Lake Charles, LA. Cabin smoke warning light. Hot odor from air conditioning system. Returned safely. No cause found.

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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