# Incident 19960704021399I: Emb EMB120, Rochester, NY, July 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1996, 12:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N19704, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19704-1999-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120ER (registry code 3260203, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960704021399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 4, 1996, AT 1240 EDT, A BRASILIA EMB-120, N19704, FLIGHT 3110, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AIRLINES, DURING LEVEL FLIGHT FROM CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT TO ROCHESTER, NY, EXPERIENCED AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS AT 21,000 FEET. THEY DESCENDED TO 9,000 FEET AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO ROCHESTER AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED PR MEL 21-31-1 AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N19704 (4)

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

- [Incident 19920727033839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727033839I), Jul 27, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N19704), Louisville, KY. Left engine fire warning light on approach. Landed safely. Found a malfunctioning fire warning light.
- [Incident 19920606030982I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606030982I), Jun 6, 1992: Emb EMB120RT (N19704), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Right wing tip struck the left wing tip of N26714 which was parked in runup area. Pilot was attempting to pass.
- [Incident 19910223011129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910223011129I), Feb 23, 1991: Emb EMB120RT (N19704), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. While taxiing aircraft to hangar maintenance employee lost control of aircraft and hit a sign.
- [Incident 19900514025979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514025979I), May 14, 1990: Emb EMB120RT (N19704), Houston, TX. Propeller malfunction on takeoff. Aborted. Both propeller control units were replaced.

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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