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Embraer EMB-120ER: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Embraer EMB-120ER — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

38currently registered

32average age (years)

1994median model year

32seats

2engines

Accident-rate context

105.3NTSB events per 1,000 registered

4NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Embraer EMB-120ER aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Embraer EMB-120ER aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Texas	12
Florida	11
Wisconsin	10
Oregon	1
Georgia	1
Delaware	1

Embraer EMB-120ER airframes with a public accident record

These Embraer EMB-120ER aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N129CZ 1993 · 1 record prior tail number
N121CZ 1999 · 1 record

Other Embraer models

EMB-145LR · 204 registered
EMB-145XR · 100 registered
ERJ 170-200 LR · 49 registered
EMB-135BJ · 45 registered
ERJ 170-100 SE · 40 registered
EMB-135KL · 31 registered
EMB-135LR · 29 registered
ERJ 190-100 IGW · 28 registered

Was this Embraer EMB-120ER ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Embraer EMB-120ER that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

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This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24