Timeline
- NTSB accident record MIA99FA245Damage: Destroyed · Highest injury: Fatal
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- Not listed
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Max takeoff weight class
- 20,000 lb and over
- Serial number
- 17001017
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2032
- Certificate issued
- Dec 29, 2025
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- AMERICAN 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 432 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 563 Embraer S A aircraft with closely related model designations, out of 317,717 registered aircraft in total. That's a well-established type that mechanics, pilots and regulators know very well.
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 N338AS
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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Sep 3, 1999 (07:25 UTC)Accident · West Palm Beach, FLNTSB #MIA99FA245Aircraft in report: Beech B-90Damage: DestroyedHighest injury: Fatal
The aircraft in this report is listed differently from the current registration. N-numbers can be reassigned, so this may have been a different aircraft.
NTSB probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors in this accident were the pilot's operation of the airplane in an overweight condition, inadequate pre-flight and in-flight planning.
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.