# NTSB ERA26LA256: Embraer Executive EMB-500, N356N, Morrisville, NC, July 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 1, 2026, 14:18 local (18:18 UTC)
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.881586, -78.78926 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8816&lon=-78.7893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA256
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203305/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA256

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Taxi-from runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Embraer Executive EMB-500, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=3260414), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N356N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356N), registered now, S/N 50000335, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-500 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Embraer Executive EMB-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-executive-emb-500) (registry code 3260414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw617f-e) (registry code 52293, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 50000335
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Nicholas Services LLC DBA, doing business as Nicholas Air
- Registered owner: Nicholas Services LLC DBA
- Departed: CLT, Charlotte, NC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: RDU, Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: KRDU, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KRDU 011751Z 18006KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 33/21 A3009 RMK SLP182 T03330206 10333 20250

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260701009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260701009139A), Jul 1, 2026: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-500, Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. On July 1, 2026, an Embraer EMB-500 [privacy data omitted] was taxiing on taxiway "c" at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (rdu). Concurrently, an envoy…

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.

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