Embraer EMB-120 Brasília crash, Apr 5, 1991 (23 killed)
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília accident on April 5, 1991 near Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon, Georgia, United States with 23 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: April 5, 1991
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
- Location: Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control after uncommanded movement of the left propeller blades below flight idle, caused by severe wear of the propeller control unit quill spline teeth. The NTSB also faulted the propeller design and its certification.
An Atlantic Southeast Airlines Embraer EMB-120 operating flight 2311 from Atlanta to Brunswick, Georgia, lost control and crashed during the approach on 5 April 1991. The left propeller blades moved below flight idle because worn propeller control unit quill splines failed to engage the transfer tube properly. All 23 people on board were killed, including Senator John Tower.