# Accident 19900409011582A: Emb EMB120, Gadsden, AL, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 18:05 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 34.0107° N, 86.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0107&lon=-86.0104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217AS-2010-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-120RT (registry code 3260202, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-120rt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,352 total, 902 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409011582A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED AVOID OPPOSITE DIRECTION N99501 THAT STRUCK HIS EMPENNAGE AND BROKE UP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N99501, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19900409011581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409011581A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095), Apr 9, 1990: Embraer EMB-120 (N217AS), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SUN'S GLARE, WHICH RESTRICTED…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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