N438MA Embraer EMB-145LR
Timeline
- NTSB accident record MIA00LA004Damage: Substantial · Highest injury: None
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: LLC
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Embraer EMB-145LR
- Category
- Fixed-wing airplane, multi-engine
- Year built
- Not listed
- Engine type
- Turbofan (jet) · 2 engines
- Engine model
- ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER (6,442 lb thrust)
- Seats (FAA type data)
- 55
- Max takeoff weight class
- 12,500 – 19,999 lb
- Serial number
- 145232
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2031
- Certificate issued
- Jan 18, 2024
- Airworthiness class
- Standard
- Owner type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- NEWCASTLE AVIATION PARTNERS LLC
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 ERJ-135/140/145 family is a twin-engine regional jet with rear-mounted engines, introduced in the 1990s.
In plain terms, it's a jet (turbofan) multi-engine airplane with about 55 seats. Certification: Type certificated (factory design approved by the FAA).
There are 204 aircraft of this exact model variant on the US register, and about 503 Embraer 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 ERJ-135/140/145 →
NTSB accident & incident history for N438MA
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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Oct 12, 1999 (00:24 UTC)Accident · Opa Locka, FLNTSB #MIA00LA004Aircraft in report: Fairchild SA227-ACDamage: SubstantialHighest injury: None
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: The improper flare by the co-pilot, and the failure of the captain to take remedial action by applying power to arrest the observed high rate of descent resulting in a hard landing. A finding in the accident was the inadequate maintenance adjustment of the right engine controls which diminished directional control capability while on the runway following the hard landing.
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.