On April 9, 1990, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254, a scheduled passenger flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Gadsden, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, was involved in a mid-air collision with
N217AS, the Embraer EMB-120 involved in the collision, in March 1989.
N429CP, the aircraft similar to the one involved
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
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The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop 30-passenger commuter airliner designed and manufactured by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254
…whereas the Embraer 120 landed safely, saving all seven people on board. Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254 was operated under 14 CFR 135 with an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia (registration N217AS) under the Delta Connection brand. The second aircraft was a Cessna 172 (registration N99501), operated by two Civil Air Patrol…
United Express operated by SkyWest
The cockpit of an EMB 120 (non-glass cockpit)
Three-abreast cabin
A Swiftair Cargo EMB 120