Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR N879RW accident near Washington, District of Columbia, May 1, 2025
Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR, registration N879RW, was involved in an incident near Washington, District of Columbia on May 1, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case OPS25LA034 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 107 minutes of the flight after departing the Boston/Logan Intl area (KBOS), reaching a maximum of 28,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:47 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Washington/Reagan-National Arpt (KDCA).
The nearest weather report, from KDCA (1 km away), showed wind variable° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Embraer EMB-170 LR registered in United States (Mode S AC1951).
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
- May 1, 2025
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR, Sikorsky UH60
- Registration
- N879RW
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- OPS25LA034 (In work)
- Departure area
- Boston/Logan Intl (KBOS)
- Nearest airport
- Washington/Reagan-National Arpt (KDCA)
- Recorded flight
- 107 min, max 28,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:47 UTC, on the ground
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.
Related accidents
- Bombardier CL-600-2C10 N709PS, Washington, District of Columbia, January 29, 2025
- Embraer ERJ 170-100 LR N772MR, Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 2024
Sources: NTSB case OPS25LA034; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.