 Wreckage of the aircraft at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 April 1991 |
| Summary | Propeller malfunction due to control system design flaw[1] |
| Site | Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. 31°15′34.8″N 81°30′34.2″W / 31.259667°N 81.509500°W[1]: 3 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia |
| Operator | Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | EV2311 |
| ICAO flight No. | ASQ2311 |
| Call sign | ACEY 311 |
| Registration | N270AS |
| Flight origin | William B. Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Destination | Glynco Jetport, Brunswick, Georgia |
| Occupants | 23 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 was a regularly scheduled commuter flight in Georgia in the southeastern United States, from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glynco Jetport (since renamed Brunswick Golden Isles Airport) in Brunswick on April 5, 1991.[2][3]
The flight, operating a twin-turboprop Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, crashed north of Brunswick while approaching the airport for landing. All 23 aboard were killed, including astronaut Sonny Carter and former U.S. Senator John Tower.[1][2][3]
Four years later, another Embraer Brasilia of ASA crashed in the Georgia countryside in similar circumstances, with nine fatalities.
- ^ a b c Aircraft Accident Report: Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Flight 2311, Uncontrolled Collision With Terrain, an Embraer EMB-120, N270AS, Brunswick, Georgia, April 5, 1991 (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. April 28, 1992. NTSB/AAR-92/03. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016. - Copy at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
- ^ a b Stanley, Edith; Malnic, Eric (April 6, 1991). "23 killed in crash of plane". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Los Angeles Times. p. 1A. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Sanchez, Joan (April 6, 1991). "Former Sen. Tower dies in plane crash". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. p. 1A. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.