N29917
Embraer EMB-145LR · built 2001
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled.
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 June 2003 to September 2020 — 26,879 flights. Last reported flight: September 30, 2020, ExpressJet, MOB → IAH.
Not reported in scheduled US service since September 2020 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| ExpressJet EV | January 2012 | September 2020 | 12,542 |
| ExpressJet / JSX XE | June 2003 | December 2011 | 14,337 |
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 2022, most recently reported as operating lease.
| Carrier | First filed | Last filed |
|---|---|---|
| CommuteAir C5 | 2020 | 2022 |
| 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
- April 25, 2001Accident
The manufacturer's inadequate quality control, which resulted in a jammed elevator trim actuator.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2001 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N29917.
- August 13, 1983Accident
THE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF ON A SIGHT-SEEING, PASSENGER FLT IN THE MOUNT ST HELENS AREA. WHEN THE FLT BECAME OVERDUE, A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. LATER, THE HELICOPTER WAS FOUND WHERE IT CRASHED & BURNED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA ON RELATIVELY LEVEL TERRAIN, NEAR THE NORTH FORK OF THE TOUTLE RIVER, AT AN ELEVATION OF APRX 800 FT. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES.