# NTSB investigations: Embraer EMB-120RT NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB DCA01MA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA031.md): Embraer EMB-120 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2001 · N266CA · Substantial damage > the failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane. - [NTSB DCA97MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97MA017.md): Embraer EMB-120RT · Monroe, MI · Accident · 29 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 9, 1997 · N265CA · Destroyed > The Federal Aviation Adminstration's (FAA) failure to establish adequate aircraft certification standards for flight in icing conditions, the FAA's failure to ensure that at Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial/FAA-approved procedure for the accident airplane's deice… - [NTSB MIA96FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA162.md): Embraer 120 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1996 · N168CA · Substantial damage > the aircraft manufacture's inadequate written procedures in the airplane flight manual/quick reference handbook, which resulted in a failure of the landing gear to extend and a wheels up emergency landing, due to hydraulic blockage in the landing gear… - [NTSB FTW93MA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93MA143.md): Embraer EMB-120 RT · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1993 · N24706 · Substantial damage > 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 of which led to an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and a… - [NTSB DEN92IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA074.md): Embraer EMB-120 RT · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1992 · N221YV · No damage > Open air ground circuit breakers that allowed the propellers to overspeed. A factor was: clear air turbulence. - [NTSB DCA91MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA052.md): Embraer 120 · Eagle Lake, TX · Accident · 14 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Sep 11, 1991 · N33701 · Destroyed > 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 to the sudden in-flight loss of the partially secured left… - [NTSB DCA91MA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA033.md): Embraer EMB-120RT · Brunswick, GA · Accident · 23 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Apr 5, 1991 · N270AS · Destroyed > The loss of control in flight as a result of a malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit which allowed the propeller blade angles to go below the flight idle position. Contributing to the accident was the deficient design of the propeller control… - [NTSB FTW90IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90IA169.md): Embraer EMB-120 · College Station, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1990 · N33701 · No damage > Propeller and engine (powerplant) overspeed. - [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095.md): Embraer EMB-120 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1990 · N217AS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid oncoming traffic. A factor related to the accident was: the sun's glare, which restricted the vision of the Cessna 172 pilot. - [NTSB MIA88FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA058.md): Embraer EMB 120 · Columbus, MS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1987 · N232AS · Substantial damage > The acft landed gear up while on a training flight, the crew stated that they had completed 2 hours of training when the first officer requested a single engine no flap approach demonstration. Both pilots stated that during this demonstration they neglected… - [NTSB ATL87FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA210.md): Embraer EMB-120 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1987 · N211AS · Substantial damage > The commuter airline pilot competency/proficiency check flight was progressing normally, according to the crew, until the sound of the propellers contacting the runway interrupted the routine. No mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic problem was found. The… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3260202')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3260202 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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