Embraer EMB-145XR N21129 accident near Roanoke, Virginia, September 24, 2025
Embraer EMB-145XR, registration N21129, operated by United Express, was involved in an incident near Roanoke, Virginia on September 24, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25LA339 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 53 minutes of the flight after departing the Washington/Dulles Intl area (KIAD), reaching a maximum of 15,950 ft. The last recorded position was at 01:15 UTC, at 1,600 ft and 143 knots, descending at 896 feet per minute, about 3 km from Roanoke Rgnl (KROA).
The nearest weather report, from KROA (3 km away), showed wind 260° at 5 knots, visibility 1.75 miles, ceiling 5,000 ft, weather: +RA BR (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Embraer ERJ-145 XR registered in United States (Mode S A1BFF9).
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
- September 24, 2025
- Location
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB-145XR
- Registration
- N21129
- Operator
- United Express
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA339 (In work)
- Departure area
- Washington/Dulles Intl (KIAD)
- Nearest airport
- Roanoke Rgnl (KROA)
- Recorded flight
- 53 min, max 15,950 ft
- Last recorded position
- 01:15 UTC, 1,600 ft, 143 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 DCA25LA339; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.