Embraer EMB-120 N33701
25 August 1990 · College Station, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1990 at about 12:10 local time, a Embraer EMB-120 registered N33701 was involved in an incident near College Station, Texas, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- College Station, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Easterwood Field (CLL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-120
- Registration
- N33701
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Houston
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW90IA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
PROPELLER AND ENGINE (POWERPLANT) OVERSPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON AUGUST 25, 1990, AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EMBRAER EMB-120, N33701, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE AND PROPELLER OVERSPEED DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. AFTER THE EFFECTED ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE PROPELLER WAS FEATHERED, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATING AS CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 2427 ON A SCHEDULED COMMUTER PASSENGER ROUTE FROM EASTERWOOD AIRPORT TO HOUSTON'S INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND VMC PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 135 OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer EMB-120 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1990 | Embraer EMB-120 | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | Atlantic Southeast | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jul 1992 | Embraer EMB-120 RT | Denver, Colorado, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Embraer EMB-120 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1993 | Embraer EMB-120 RT | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Continental Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1987 | Embraer EMB-120 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Embraer EMB 120 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1990 | Bell 206B | Pearland, Texas, United States | Houston Helicopter, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft 100 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1990 | Hughes H500C | Houston, Texas, United States | Mark R. Lancaster | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1990 | Hughes 369HS | Junction, Texas, United States | Neveri, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1990 | Cessna 152 | Albany, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |