# Accident 19930429011019A: Emb EMB120RT, Pine Bluff, AR, April 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1993, 15:55 local time
- Place: Pine Bluff, AR
- Airport: Grider Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CNMA
- Location: 34.2099° N, 92.0106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2099&lon=-92.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24706, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24706-1994-01-18) (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: 17
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93MA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93MA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429011019A

## Narrative

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

USED INCORRECT AUTO PILOT MODE ON CLIMB. AIRFRAME ICE CAUSED STALL. IMPROPER RECOVERY . LOST LEFT PROPS AND COWLING

## 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 FTW93MA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93MA143), Apr 29, 1993: Embraer EMB-120 RT (N24706), Pine Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL COCKPIT DISCIPLINE, HIS CONSEQUENT INATTENTION TO FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AND ICE ACCRETION, AND HIS SELECTION OF AN IMPROPER AUTOFLIGHT VERTICAL MODE, ALL…

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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