N235SWEmbraer EMB-120ER
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply136 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Berry Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- San Marcos, TX
- Certificate issued
- Mar 5, 2015
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 22, 1996
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Embraer
- Model
- EMB-120ER
- Serial number
- 120310
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 32
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A21CB8
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw118
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1800 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowBerry Aviation INCSan Marcos, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-09 | Fuselage | Mar 18, 2025 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
| 2017-10-04 | Landing Gear | Jun 29, 2017 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW118)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2008-04-18 R1 | EMBRAER Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT Airplanes | Nov 16, 2009 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
| 2007-26-21 | EMBRAER Model EMB-120, -120ER, -120FC, -120QC, and -120RT Airplanes | Feb 20, 2008 | Airframe (EMB-120ER) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-21-03 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Models PW118, PW120, PW120A, and PW121 Turboprop Engines | Nov 20, 2003 | Engine (PW118) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (136)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorDec 20, 2025
WHILE AT 28K ALTITUDE, CREW TURNED PACKS ON HIGH (HEAT), AFTER 20MIN RT PACK FAILED INDICATION ILLUMINATED, CREW FOLLOWED QRH. ABOUT A MIN LATER WITH PACKS ON LOW SETTING, CREW STARTED GETTING SMOKE. CREW FOLLOWED QRH FOR SMOKE BUT SMOKE DIDN’T EVAC FAST ENOUGH. CREW DESCENDED TO 10K & EMERGENCY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · fitting · chafedOct 1, 2025
LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE, RESULTING IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND GEAR WERE EXTENDED AND LOCKED. SMOKE APPEARED IN COCKPIT OF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AN FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP PRESSURE LINE ELBOW FITTING WITH EXCESSIVE CHAFFING, CAUSING A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · failedJun 23, 2023
DURING TAKEOFF, LH ENG T6 OVER HEAT, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. UPON WALKAROUND OIL WAS PRESENT ON THE EXTERIOR OF ENGINE COWING. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE AND IDENTIFIED OIL IN THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WITH POSSIBLE #6 BEARING DETERIORATION BEING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · vaporDec 1, 2020
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KACK THE CREW NOTICED WHAT SEEMED TO BE SMOKE OR FOG COMING FROM BEHIND THE GLARESHIED ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE. THE CREW DONNED THEIR OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED BACK TO KCAK AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. KCAK BASED MAINTENANCE FOUND DE-ICING FLUID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · corrodedOct 22, 2019
RH SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAMES 14-15 HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK (REF EMB120 AMM 53-01-05 REV 44).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · mount · crackedOct 22, 2019
APU COWL RH UPPER MOUNT FITTING, LOWER SUPPORT STRUCTURE IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SUPPORT STRUCTURE (REF EMB120 SRM 51-25-00 REV 58)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · shear tie · crackedOct 22, 2019
LH WING INTERNAL RIB 19 FWD MOST UPPER SKIN TO RIB SHEAR CLIP IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR CLIP (REF EMB120 SRM 51-40-02 REV 58)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · shear tie · crackedOct 22, 2019
LH WING INTERNAL RIB 19, 3RD UPPER SKIN TO RIB SHEAR CLIP FROM FRONT SPAR IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR CLIP (REF EMB120 SRM 51-40-02 REV 58).
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · shear tie · crackedOct 22, 2019
LH WING INTERNAL RIB 19 AFT MOST UPPER SKIN TO RIB SHEAR CLIP IS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE (REF EMB120 SRM 51-40-02 REV 58)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · stringer · crackedOct 22, 2019
LH LOWER WING STRINGER FWD OF 551BB AT RIB 16 IS CRACKED. REPAIRED AND INSTALLED STRINGER (IAW EMB120 SRM 58-20-03 FIG 202, EMBRAER ETD 019-120-121013)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026