Embraer EMB-120RT accident near Carrollton, GA
On August 21, 1995, an Embraer EMB-120RT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carrollton, GA. 8 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 21, 1995
- Place
- Carrollton, GA
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-120RT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 8 fatal, 13 serious, 8 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.581°N, 85.070°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04223
Official records · DCA95MA054
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
- Investigation page: status, final report and safety recommendations
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3A - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3A - Addendum to Group Chairman's Factual Report (Transcripts): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
Please See NTSB Bluecover Report of Aircraft Accident - NTSB AAR-96/06 for further information regarding this accident.
Probable cause
the in-flight fatigue fracture and separation of a propeller blade resulting in distortion of the left engine nacelle, causing excessive drag, loss of wing lift, and reduced directional control of the airplane. The fracture was caused by a fatigue crack from multiple corrosion pits that were not discovered by Hamilton Standard because of inadequate and ineffective corporate inspection and repair t
From Wikipedia
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Gulfport, Mississippi, crashed in the community of Burwell between the cities of Bowdon, Georgia, and Carrollton, Georgia. Out of the 29 people on board, 9 were killed. The accident bore similarities to Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, which had occurred four years earlier, and resulted in the deaths of all 23 people on board. The inquiries of both crashes concluded that design flaws in the aircraft's propellers were to blame.
Text from Wikipedia, “Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
More accidents in GA
- Embraer EMB-120RT, Apr 5, 1991
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- Beech 400, Dec 11, 1991
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- Beech 70, Aug 2, 1989
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
