Embraer EMB-110 incident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 4, 1983
On February 4, 1983 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-110, registered N1356P, suffered minor damage in an incident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 4, 1983 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 18 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-110 · all EMB-110s on the register
- Registration
- N1356P · no longer on the register · serial 110370
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED EXTREME OSCILLATIONS ABOUT THE PITCH AXIS WITH THE CONTROL COLUMN MOVING FORE & AFT FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE OSCILLATIONS VARIED DIRECTLY WITH AIRSPEED. NO OUT OF LIMIT CONDITIONS WERE FOUND UNTIL AFTER A SECOND OCCURRENCE WHEN THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB HINGE WAS REPLACED DUE TO WEAR AND A MEASURED PLAY OF 5/32 OF AN INCH. NO FURTHER OSCILLATIONS WERE EXPERIENCED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,086 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 8, 1983; 118 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,700 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6-A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Simmons Airlines
The flight
- Destination: ORD Chicago IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 16°F (-9°C), dew point 7°F (-14°C)
- Observation at 11:00 pm from MKE
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 16 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1356P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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