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Embraer EMB-120ER
N233SW is an Embraer EMB-120ER, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turboprop engines, built in 1995. It has 32 seats. It is registered to Berry Aviation INC, a corporation in San Marcos, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 10, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated December 23, 1995.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Embraer
- Model
- EMB-120ER · all EMB-120ERs and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Embraer EMB-120 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 120.307
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurbopropFAA type of engine code 2 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors · P&W Canada PW118 · 1800 hp
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Seats
- 32
- Year built
- 1995
- Transponder code
- A2154A (octal 50412512)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- February 10, 2015
- Expires
- February 29, 2028
- Last FAA action
- April 21, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · TransportFAA certificate purpose code T (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · December 23, 1995
- FAA region
- SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00955731
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Berry Aviation INC
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 1807 Airport Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666-9664
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N233SW links to the rest of the register
- Embraer EMB-120 41 registered
- Embraer 663 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 37 aircraft with this engine series · 1800 hp
- Berry Aviation INC 20 aircraft in the fleet
- San Marcos, TX 89 aircraft registered in this town
- Texas 29,976 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Embraer EMB-120 70 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Embraer EMB-120 14,218 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Embraer EMB-120 83 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 12 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 873 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Buss, failed · 2021-03-06
- Report filed on this aircraft: Floor Support, corroded · 2019-06-20
- Report filed on this aircraft: Floor Support, corroded · 2019-06-20
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N233SW.json.
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The public federal record on N233SW, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Berry Aviation INC, a corporation, certificate issued February 10, 2015, expires February 29, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for transport, dated December 23, 1995, consistent with the 1995 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 120.307 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N233SW according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N233SW: Accident on September 20, 2018 at 40 Nm Vicinity South of Lake Jackson, TX: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Embraer EMB120 · operated under 135
an encounter with severe turbulence, which caused the improperly secured cargo to shift and damage the airplane floor structure.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data