It crashed in a field near Carrollton, Georgia. On August 21, 1995, one of the blades on Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529's number-one propeller sheared off, partly tearing the left engine from its mount and increasing drag on the left side.The NTSB determined that missing screws on the horizontal stabilizer led to part of it detaching from the aircraft. On September 11, 1991, Continental ExpressFlight 2574, broke up in flight and crashed at Eagle Lake, Texas, killing all 14 passengers and crew members.
This was due to propeller control failure which led to incorrect propeller blade angles. SenatorJohn Tower of Texas and astronautSonny Carter.
The crash claimed the lives of all twenty-three people on board, including former U.S. On April 5, 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311, operating for Delta Connection, crashed on approach to Glynco Jetport in Brunswick, Georgia.On July 8, 1988, Brazilian Air Force Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília FAB-2001 crashed during an engine-out landing at São José dos Campos.On December 21, 1987, an Embraer 120 Brazilia operated by Air Littoral for Air France (flight AF 1919 Brussels-Bordeaux) crashed in a forest during a wrong approach of Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (South-West of France).On September 19, 1986, an Atlantic Southeast Airlines EMB 120RT (N219AS) struck a mountain near Mantiqueira, Brazil while being delivered to Atlantic Southeast, killing all five on board.Continental Express Flight 2574 illustration