Berry E120 near Houston on Sep 20th 2018, cargo shift
Last Update: October 12, 2018 / 16:53:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Berry Aviation
Flight number
BYA-480
Departure
Shreveport, United States
Destination
Queretaro, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N233SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
On Oct 12th 2018 the FAA reported the aircraft received substantial damage when unsecured cargo shifted enroute near Houston. The occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated.
The aircraft however flew two more sectors from Queretaro to Laredo,TX (USA) and further on to Austin San Marcos,TX (USA). The aircraft is still on the ground in Austin 22 days later.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Berry Aviation
Flight number
BYA-480
Departure
Shreveport, United States
Destination
Queretaro, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N233SW
Aircraft Type
Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
ICAO Type Designator
E120
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