N16981
Embraer EMB-145LR · built 1999
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on September 22, 1988.
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 2020 — 27,921 flights. Last reported flight: April 4, 2020, ExpressJet, IAH → STL.
Not reported in scheduled US service since April 2020 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressJet EV | January 2012 | April 2020 | 12,977 |
| ExpressJet / JSX XE | January 2003 | December 2011 | 14,944 |
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 2021, most recently reported as operating lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| CommuteAir C5 | 2020 | 2021 |
| ExpressJet EV | 2012 | 2018 |
| 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 1999 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N16981.
- July 24, 1984Accident
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE HELICOPTER CIRCLING A 523 FT, FREE STANDING, COMMUNICATIONS TOWER. AFTER CIRCLING SEVERAL TIMES, HELICOPTER PASSED CLOSE TO THE TOWER & A MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK IT AT THE 451 FT LEVEL. THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED AS WELL AS SOME PORTIONS OF THE TOWER, INCLUDING A X-BRACE.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file
Worst recorded outcome: no damage.
- July 22, 2007Incident
A07O0193: Airsprint flight 211, a Pilatus PC12, was on vectors from the north to intercept the ILS for runway 05 at Toronto PIA. Simultaneously, Continental Express flight 2392, an Embraer 145, was on vectors from the south also to intercept the ILS for runway 05. The trainee controller intended to have Airsprint 211…
- September 26, 2006Incident
A06A0094: The Embraer EMB-145LR aircraft, registration N16981, operating as BTA2968 (Jetlink for Continental Express) was on a flight from Newark to Moncton and was cleared for a visual approach to rwy 29 in Moncton. The crew subsequently advised ATC that they could not deploy the flaps and declared an emergency. The…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).