Timeline
- Built (Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial number 17000569
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB incident record ENG17IA005Damage: Minor · Highest injury: Minor
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2016
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- GE CF34-8E5 (14,510 lb thrust)
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 17000569
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Jun 20, 2016
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- SKYWEST AIRLINES INC
The registered owner is often a bank, leasing company or trust, not necessarily the airline or person who flies it.
What kind of aircraft is this?
The Embraer E-Jet family (E170/E175/E190/E195) is a twin-engine regional jet with two seats on each side of the aisle, widely used by regional and mainline airlines.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 50 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 159 Embraer aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total.
An aircraft's age on its own says little about how safe it is: airliners are maintained on strict, regulator-approved schedules, and inspections become more detailed as aircraft get older. More about the Embraer E-Jet (E170/E175/E190/E195) →
NTSB accident & incident history for N161SY
1 record found. An "incident" is a less serious event; an "accident" involves serious injury or substantial damage, as defined by the NTSB. Many records involve no injuries at all.
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Dec 4, 2016 (20:53 UTC)Incident · San Antonio, TXNTSB #ENG17IA005Aircraft in report: EMBRAER ERJ170 200LRDamage: MinorHighest injury: Minor
NTSB probable cause: A failure of the nose landing gear down lock spring which precluded normal downlock operation of the nose landing gear. The spring failure was due to the presence of too much retained austenite which led to the formation of progressive cracking and subsequent failure of the spring.
Look up full reports by NTSB number in CAROL, the NTSB's public database.
Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database; refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. SafelyAboard shows public records only and does not rate or score aircraft, airlines or operators.