N291SW
Embraer EMB-120ER · built 1996
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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 2003 to May 2015 — 28,075 flights. Last reported flight: May 5, 2015, SkyWest Airlines, LAX → FAT.
Not reported in scheduled US service since May 2015 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines OO | January 2003 | May 2015 | 28,075 |
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 2009, most recently reported as operating lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 2006 | 2009 |
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. BTS filings from 2010 to 2016 report a different serial number than the airframe built in 1996 and belong to an earlier aircraft that carried N291SW.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 2010 | 2016 |
Source: BTS Form 41 Schedule B-43 (Annual Inventory of Airframe and Aircraft Engines) (open data; large certificated US carriers, annual filing).
Safety history
- November 30, 1996Accident
a laser light source of unknown origin, directed toward the aircraft, as it was approaching to land.
a laser light source of unknown origin, directed toward the aircraft, as it was approaching to land. Full accident record