Embraer EMB-110P1 incident near Miami, Florida, May 4, 1984
On May 4, 1984 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-110P1, registered N132EM, suffered minor damage in an incident near Miami, Florida. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 4, 1984 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Miami, Florida · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-110P1 · all EMB-110P1s on the register
- Registration
- N132EM · no longer on the register · serial 110-436
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A DESCENDING TURN AT APRX 8000 FT & 200 KTS, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE & A LATERAL GUST. HE STATED THAT THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO ROLL INTO ABOUT A 70 DEG BANK. HE INITIATED A RECOVERY, BUT THE ACFT HAD GOTTEN IN A 20 DEG NOSE LOW ATTITUDE & EXCEEDED THE THE RED LINE SPEED BY 12 KTS. AFTER LANDING, MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER, RIGHT ENG UPPER & LOWER COWLING, & THE RIGHT MAIN AFT INBOARD GEAR DOOR.
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
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,370 hours in all; 695 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 6,275 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 809 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, May 4, 1984; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,007 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 12,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from MIA, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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