Timeline
- Built (Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR)Serial number 17000219
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- NTSB accident record DCA25LA269Damage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Serious
- 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
- 17000219
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Certificate issued
- Dec 31, 2009
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- DELTA AIR LINES 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 N229JQ
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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Jul 21, 2025 (17:01 UTC)Accident · Jacksonville, GANTSB #DCA25LA269Aircraft in report: EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LRDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: Serious
NTSB probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated moderate turbulence.
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.