# NTSB Accident ATL90FA095
> **EMBRAER EMB-120** · 1990-04-09 · GADSDEN, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90FA095
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-09
- **Location:** GADSDEN, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.010746, -86.010406
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EMBRAER
- **Model:** EMB-120
- **Registration:** N217AS
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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 THE VISION OF THE CESSNA 172 PILOT.

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