# Incident 19940520022329I: Emb EMB120RT, Fresno, CA, May 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1994, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WTAA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271UE-1998-08-26) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520022329I

## Narrative

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

LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION. OUTFLOW VALVES AND AUTO CONTROLLER REPLACED. ON DESCENT SOME OXYGEN MASKS FAILED DEPLOY.

## Other reports on N271UE (1)

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

- [Incident 19910401013189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401013189I), Apr 1, 1991: Emb EMB120RT (N271UE), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from the gate. Being guided by ground personnel.

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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