Twin turboprop

N229SW

1995 Embraer EMB-120ER

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
120.305
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Berry Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
San Marcos, TX
Registration record

N229SW on the FAA register

Type
1995 Embraer EMB-120ER
Serial
120.305
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
Registered owner
Berry Aviation Inc
San Marcos, TX
Certificate issued
2014-08-07
Airworthiness date
1995-11-22
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A20415
Mode S (octal)
50402025
Seats (type)
32
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,770 nm
Cruise (type)
270 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N229SW.
  • 1995-11-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N229SW

N229SW is a 1995 Embraer EMB-120ER, serial number 120.305. The FAA register lists Berry Aviation Inc as the registrant in San Marcos, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118 engines and 32 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 270 knots and a range of about 1,770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated November 22, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N229SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
270 kt
Range
1,770 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
5,118 ft
Landing over 50 ft
4,528 ft
Fuel burn
25 gph

Published figures for the Embraer EMB-120ER type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-02-11 Incident · Gander Newfoundld, 71 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0070
Reported aircraft: Canadair CL-44 — a different aircraft that carried the N229SW registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.