Timeline
- Built (Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial number 17000257
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- NTSB accident record DCA13CA090Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- 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-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- 2008
- 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
- 17000257
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Certificate issued
- Jan 31, 2017
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- REPUBLIC AIRWAYS 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 76 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 77 Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De 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 N208JQ
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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May 11, 2013 (13:20 UTC)Accident · Flushing, NYNTSB #DCA13CA090Aircraft in report: EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LRDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: The flight attendant's decision to move two galley carts simultaneously that resulted in the second cart tipping over onto her foot.
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.