# Incident 19950409009369I: Emb EMB120RT, Rochester, NY, April 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1995, 21:27 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: C2XA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16729, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16729-2007-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 (registry code 52116, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- People aboard: 28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950409009369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 9, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 2127 EDT AN EMB-120, N16729, OPERATED BY CONT. EXPRESS EXPERIENCED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGE IN THE COCKPIT AND DIVERTED TO ROC INT'L AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE EXTINGUISHER HANDLE GAVE WAY. THE EXTINGUISHER WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLEVELAND INT'L AIRPORT ON 4/9/95 AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 EDT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N16729 (2)

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

- [Incident 19921209053989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921209053989I), Dec 9, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Houston, TX. Vibration in aircraft after takeoff. Returned. Found upper aileron vane missing due to improper maintenance.
- [Incident 19920412012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412012389I), Apr 12, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N16729), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Right windshield outer layer shattered in flight. Diverted to Binghamton. Landed safely.

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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