Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia crashes

28 crashes involving the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia since 1986, with 210 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 28
Fatal crashes: 16
Fatalities: 210
First recorded: September 19, 1986
Most recent: April 24, 2026

Deadliest

May 14, 2004: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (33 fatalities)
January 9, 1997: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Monroe, Michigan, USA, United States (29 fatalities)
August 30, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Rio Branco-Presidente Médici, Acre, Brazil (23 fatalities)
April 5, 1991: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon, Georgia, USA, United States (23 fatalities)
September 14, 2011: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola (17 fatalities)

Countries

Brazil (7)
United States (7)
Angola (3)
Somalia (3)
Australia (1)
Comoros (1)
France (1)
Gabon (1)
Kenya (1)
Nigeria (1)
Russia (1)
Spain (1)

Years

2002 (3)
1991 (2)
1997 (2)
2011 (2)
1986 (1)
1987 (1)
1988 (1)
1993 (1)
1995 (1)
1998 (1)
2001 (1)
2004 (1)

All crashes

April 24, 2026: Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, Mandera, North Eastern, Kenya (0 fatalities)
July 11, 2023: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Mogadishu-Aden Adde, Banaadir, Somalia (0 fatalities)
March 7, 2021: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti), Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 4, 2020: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bardale, Baay, Somalia (5 fatalities)
February 14, 2019: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Somalia, All Somalia, Somalia (0 fatalities)
October 12, 2017: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Cuilo, Lunda Norte, Angola (7 fatalities)
July 31, 2015: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Moscow-Domodedovo, Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
February 25, 2014: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Lucapa, Lunda Norte, Angola (0 fatalities)
October 3, 2013: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Lagos-Murtala Muhammed, Lagos, Nigeria (16 fatalities)
November 27, 2012: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), All Comoros Islands, Comoros (0 fatalities)
October 12, 2011: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Port Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime (Port-Gentil), Gabon (0 fatalities)
September 14, 2011: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola (17 fatalities)
March 22, 2010: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (2 fatalities)
May 14, 2004: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (33 fatalities)
August 30, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Rio Branco-Presidente Médici, Acre, Brazil (23 fatalities)
August 13, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Manaus-Eduardo Gomes, Amazonas, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 14, 2002: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Zaldíbar, Basque Country, Spain (3 fatalities)
October 16, 2001: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bethel, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
October 21, 1998: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Fortaleza-Pinto Martins, Ceará, Brazil (4 fatalities)
March 3, 1997: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 9, 1997: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Monroe, Michigan, USA, United States (29 fatalities)
August 21, 1995: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Carrollton, Georgia, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
April 29, 1993: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1991: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Eagle Lake, Texas, USA, United States (14 fatalities)
April 5, 1991: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Brunswick-Malcolm McKinnon, Georgia, USA, United States (23 fatalities)
July 8, 1988: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil (5 fatalities)
December 21, 1987: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bordeaux-Mérignac, Gironde, France (16 fatalities)
September 19, 1986: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, São Francisco Xavier, São Paulo, Brazil (5 fatalities)