9 Apr 1990: Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia — Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA

2 fatalities • 4 km from Gadsden Municipal Airport, AL (GAD)

Accident narrative

On April 9, 1990, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254, a scheduled passenger flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Gadsden, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172 over Gadsden. The collision resulted in the death of the pilot and passenger of the Cessna 172, whereas the Embraer 120 landed safely, saving all seven people on board.

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Related events

Same aircraft

  • 24 Apr 2026 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (EBB Air)
  • 4 May 2020 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (African Express Airways)
  • 25 Feb 2014 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Guicango)
  • 3 Oct 2013 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Associated Aviation)
  • 2 Aug 2009 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Capital Airlines Ltd.)

Same operator

  • 14 Jul 2011 — Bombardier CRJ-900ER (Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA)
  • 7 Jul 2008 — Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER (Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA)
  • 21 Aug 1995 — Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia (Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA)
  • 5 Apr 1991 — Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia (Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA)
  • 24 May 1988 — Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante (Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA)

Investigation report by Wikidata contributors. Original record: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4816543. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the CC0 (Wikidata).

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