Timeline
- Built (Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR)Serial number 17000227
- Airworthiness certificate issuedClass: Standard
- Current registration certificate issuedOwner type: Corporation
- Latest FAA registry actionMost recent change recorded in the FAA registry
- NTSB incident record OPS25LA034ADamage: Not recorded · Highest injury: Not recorded
- Registration expiresValid
From FAA registry and NTSB records. Registration dates reflect paperwork, not flights.
The aircraft
- Make & model
- Embraer ERJ 170-100 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
- 17000227
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Certificate issued
- Aug 13, 2020
- 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 17 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 N879RW
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 1, 2025 (18:33 UTC)Incident · Washington, DCNTSB #OPS25LA034AAircraft in report: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LRDamage: Not recordedHighest injury: Not recorded
NTSB summary
On May 1, 2025, about 1433 eastern daylight time (EDT), Priority Air Transport flight 23 (PAT23), (tail number forthcoming), a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter landing at the Pentagon Heliport (JPN), and Republic Airways flight 5825 (RPA5825), an Embraer 170, N879RW, on approach for landing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington, Virginia, were involved in a loss of separation approximately 1.7 miles north-northwest of DCA. PAT23 was operating as a title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 military flight, and RPA5825 was operating as a title 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight. According to the FAA, the closest proximity between PAT23 and RPA5825 was 0.4 miles laterally and 200 feet vertically. The DCA Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) local control (LC) controller was providing services to both involved aircraft when the loss of separation occurred. At the time of the incident there were five positions open in the tower: LC, assistant LC (ALC), ground control (GC), clearance delivery (CD) / flight data (FD), and operations supervisor (OS). Four CPCs (Certified Professional Controllers), one trainee and one OS were on position. The LC position, …
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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.