N217AS (Randall SPORTSMAN VJ22) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 8, 2010.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 2026 to April 2026 — 246 flights. Last reported flight: April 21, 2026, Alaska Airlines, HNL → KOA.

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Alaska Airlines AS	January 2026	April 2026	246

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

April 9, 1990Accident
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.
Embraer EMB-120
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. Full accident record