N12946
Embraer EMB-145EP · built 1998
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on August 4, 1987.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 2003 to April 2014 — 20,975 flights. Last reported flight: April 15, 2014, ExpressJet, LFT → IAH.
Not reported in scheduled US service since April 2014 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressJet EV | January 2012 | April 2014 | 4,455 |
| ExpressJet / JSX XE | January 2003 | December 2011 | 16,520 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
US fleet inventory (BTS B-43)
Filed in BTS’s annual carrier fleet inventory from 2006 to 2013, most recently reported as operating lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| ExpressJet EV | 2012 | 2013 |
| ExpressJet / JSX XE | 2006 | 2011 |
| Continental Airlines CO | 2006 | 2007 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1998 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N12946.
- November 27, 1984Accident
WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED HAZE OBSCURING THE LIGHTS ON THE GROUND. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ACTIVATED THE REIL LIGHTS, HE LOST SIGHT OF THE LIGHTS AS HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. DURING THE LEFT TURN TO BASE, HE ENTERED FOG AND BECAME DISORIENTED AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.