Twin turboprop

N291SW

1996 Embraer EMB-120ER

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1996
Serial
120.318
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Freight Runners Express Inc (Corporation)
Based
Milwaukee, WI
Registration record

N291SW on the FAA register

Type
1996 Embraer EMB-120ER
Serial
120.318
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW118
Registered owner
Freight Runners Express Inc
Milwaukee, WI
Certificate issued
2021-06-07
Airworthiness date
1996-07-25
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A2FAD6
Mode S (octal)
50575326
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N291SW.
  • 1996-11-30
    Incident at Los Angeles, CA.
  • 1996-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
Overview

About N291SW

N291SW is a 1996 Embraer EMB-120ER, serial number 120.318. The FAA register lists Freight Runners Express Inc as the registrant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 July 25, 1996.

N291SW has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

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

1996-11-30 Incident · Los Angeles, CA Minor injury NTSB · LAX97IA056
Reported aircraft: Embraer EMB-120ER
Probable cause: a laser light source of unknown origin, directed toward the aircraft, as it was approaching to land.

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.