Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR N224JQ accident near Boston, Massachusetts, July 14, 2025

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, registration N224JQ, was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts on July 14, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25LA286 is completed.

ADS-B receivers recorded 105 minutes of the flight after departing the Cincinnati Intl area (KCVG), reaching a maximum of 33,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:36 UTC, at 200 ft and 125 knots, descending at 576 feet per minute, about 3 km from Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS).

The nearest weather report, from KBOS (3 km away), showed wind 190° at 11 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 25,000 ft (VFR conditions).

The aircraft is a Embraer EMB-175 LR registered in United States (Mode S A1F0B4).

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
July 14, 2025
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Aircraft
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR
Registration
N224JQ
Injuries
None
NTSB case
DCA25LA286 (Completed)
Departure area
Cincinnati Intl (KCVG)
Nearest airport
Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS)
Recorded flight
105 min, max 33,025 ft
Last recorded position
21:36 UTC, 200 ft, 125 kt

3D flight replay

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Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA286; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.