No fatalities

EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR accident at Boston, MA, 14 Jul 2025

Boston, MA, United States

On July 14, 2025, an EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR operated by Delta Connection was involved in an aviation accident near Boston, MA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The captain’s decision to continue the landing after the bounce and the subsequent misapplication of pitch controls. Contributing to the accident was the ongoing “land and hold short” operations that may have created an urgency to land. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 13 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The captain’s decision to continue the landing after the bounce and the subsequent misapplication of pitch controls. Contributing to the accident was the ongoing “land and hold short” operations that may have created an urgency to land.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

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