Embraer EMB-110 accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 16, 1990
On April 16, 1990 at about 1:51 pm local time, a Embraer EMB-110, registered N64CZ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Ft Lauderdale airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK-OUT DUE TO HIS SELF IMPOSED PRESSURE OF TAXIING, COMPLETING COCKPIT CHECKLISTS AND OBTAINING A CLEARANCE AT THE SAME TIME.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 16, 1990 · about 1:51 pm local time
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Ft Lauderdale · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 8 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-110 · all EMB-110s on the register
- Registration
- N64CZ · no longer on the register · serial 110399
- Damage
- Substantial 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 PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE COMMUTER AIRPLANE WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE COCKPIT CHECKLISTS WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND FAILED TO OBSERVE ANOTHER TAXIING AIRPLANE AND AN ON-GROUND COLLISION OCCURED.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,430 hours in all; 2,080 in this make and model; 255 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 3,500 as pilot in command; 642 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 16,105 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, April 3, 1990; 75 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,006 lb
- Seats: 18
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: P&W PT-6A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: PT-6A-34 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FLL Ft. Lauderdale FL
- Destination: MCO Orlando FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:16 pm from FLL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 6 |
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