Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311
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.
An Atlantic Southeast Embraer 120RT Brasilia, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 April 1991 |
| Summary | Propeller malfunction due to control system design flaw |
| Site | Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. 31°15′34.8″N 81°30′34.2″W: 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 |
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.
Four years later, another Embraer Brasilia of ASA crashed in the Georgia countryside in similar circumstances, with nine fatalities.
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