Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N420AW accident near Chicago, Illinois, February 1, 2025
Bombardier CL-600-2B19, registration N420AW, operated by United Express, was involved in an accident near Chicago, Illinois on February 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious. Case DCA25LA120 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 36 minutes of the flight after departing the Kalamazoo Intl area (KAZO), reaching a maximum of 11,750 ft. The last recorded position was at 00:13 UTC, at 550 ft and 122 knots, descending at 704 feet per minute, about 5 km from Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD).
The nearest weather report, from KORD (5 km away), showed wind 110° at 10 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 21,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Bombardier CRJ 200LR registered in United States (Mode S A4FBB4).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- February 1, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Bombardier CL-600-2B19
- Registration
- N420AW
- Operator
- United Express
- Injuries
- Serious
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA120 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Kalamazoo Intl (KAZO)
- Nearest airport
- Chicago/O'Hare Intl (KORD)
- Recorded flight
- 36 min, max 11,750 ft
- Last recorded position
- 00:13 UTC, 550 ft, 122 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA120; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.