N1356P

Safety history

• March 14, 1986Accident

  DRG ARRIVAL AT 2125 EST, SIMMONS AIRLINE FLT 1746 WAS ADZD BY WURTSMITH AFB APCH CTL THAT THE 2052 EST WX AT PHELPS COLLINS ARPT WAS: SKY PARTIALLY OBSCD, CEILING 100' OVERCAST, VIS 1/2 MI WITH LGT DRIZZLE & FOG, & TO EXPECT AN ILS APCH. HOWEVER, AT 2119, A SPL WX OBS WAS TAKEN WHICH SHOWED THE VIS HAD DECREASED TO 3/8 MI, WHICH WAS BLO MINS. THIS INFO HAD NOT REACH WURTSMITH UNTIL SOMETIME LATER SINCE THE SYS FOR SENDING WX FROM PELLSTON FSS TO WURTSMITH WAS NOT AUTOMATED & WAS SLOW. FLT 1746 C

  Embraer EMB-110P1

• March 13, 1986AccidentHull loss

  About 2050 on March 13, 1986, Simmons Airlines flight 1746, an Embraer Bandeirante, EMB-110P1, operating as a regularly scheduled flight, departed the Detroit Metropolitan Airport en route to Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, with a stop in Alpena, Michigan. The en route portion of the flight to Alpena was uneventful. However, due to the prevailing instrument meteorological conditions, the crew was unable to complete the instrument landing system (ILS) approach and land and they declared a missed appro

  Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante · 3 fatalities

• February 4, 1983Accident

  THE ACFT EXPERIENCED EXTREME OSCILLATIONS ABOUT THE PITCH AXIS WITH THE CONTROL COLUMN MOVING FORE & AFT FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE OSCILLATIONS VARIED DIRECTLY WITH AIRSPEED. NO OUT OF LIMIT CONDITIONS WERE FOUND UNTIL AFTER A SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HINGE WAS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND A MEASURED PLAY OF 5/32 OF AN INCH. NO FURTHER OSCILLATIONS WERE EXPERIENCED.

  Embraer EMB-110