What: United Airlines/ ExpressJet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Lincoln,Nebraska to Chicago Illinois
Where: Lincoln
When: Jan 30th 2011
Who: 47 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane indicated a gear problem.
The pilot returned to Lincoln to make a safe landing.
What: Mostardas Aviacao Agrícola Embraer EMB-201 Ipanema while cropdusting
Where: Bacopari Brazil on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul
When: Jan 17, 2011
Who: 1 fatality
Why: A cropduster (PT-GHP) crashed in Bacopari Brazil Monday afternoon at 2:30 pm. The pilot was flying over a farm near the district of Solitude and spraying a rice crop at the time of the incident. V Serviço Regional de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos is investigating,
What: City Airline Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Gothenburg to Umea
Where: Umea
When: Jan 3rd 2011
Who: 18 passengers, 3 crew
Why: While en route, the plane lost cabin pressure for an undetermined reason.
Oxygen masks were deployed, and the plane descended to a lower altitude at which they continued to fly until they landed safely at Umea.
There were injuries reported of nose and earbleeds related to the pressure problems.
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Contact photographer Marc Stier
What: KLM Cityhopper Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Amsterdam Netherlands to Bordeaux
Where: Amsterdam
When: Dec 9 2010
Who: not available
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not retract the landing gear. The flight returned to Amsterdam and made a safe landing. A replacement jet was flown in without further incident.
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Contact photographer Bruce Leibowitz
What: Frontier Airlines/Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Saint Louis to Milwaukee
Where: Milwaukee
When: Nov 30th 2010, arriving in Milwaukee at 10:02 a.m.
Who: 26 passengers, 3 crew, 6 injuries
Why: While en route, the plane encountered turbulence which injured five passengers and a flight attendant. Rescue services were waiting when the plane landed. The Embraer aircraft incident is out of service for repairs.
Frontier officials commented that passengers should keep their seat belts fastened.
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Contact photographer Szabo Gabor
What: Egypt Air Express Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Budapest (Hungary) to Cairo
Where: Cairo
When: Nov 23rd 2010
Why: On approach to Cairo, the crew reported problems with the jet’s hydraulics. The flight made a safe landing but could not exit the runway under its own steam and required a tow to the gate.
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Contact photographer Ricardo Morales – flyAPM
What: Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Minneapolis to Tampa
Where: Minneapolis
When: Nov 19th 2010
Who: 48 people on board
Why: After takeoff from Minneapolis, the plane flew through birds. The frame of the plane incurred some damage. They returned to Minneapolis and made a safe landing on one engine. A replacement flight was provided for the passengers. (However, a KARE report said that there was no damage and the same plane left the airport with its passengers at 8:40 pm.)
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Contact photographer Dan Vincent – New England Airports
What: Delta/Compass Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 N604CZ performing flight CP-5887/DL-5887 from Minneapolis,MN to Missoula,MT
Where: Minneapolis
When: Nov 15th 2010
Why: After takeoff from Twin Cities International, the plane incurred a bird strike, damaging the nose cone of the plane and one of the engines either quit or was shut down.
The airport is next to a wild life preserve. The Metropolitan Airport Commission traps Bald Eagles too close to the runway and relocates them; other birds are frightened off by fireworks.
Goose feathers from this bird strike were sent to the Smithsonian.
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Contact photographer Ronald J Stella
What: JetBlue Embraer 190 en route from Charlotte, N.C., to Boston
Where: Boston
When: Nov 17, 2010, 9 a.m.
Who: 25 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a problem with the flaps. After declaring an emergency, the pilot made it safely to Logan, landing without flaps.
* Note the photo of this plane in Boston last year.
This second EMBRAER 175 is the fifth E-Jet in the airline’s all Embraer fleet São José dos Campos, October 22, 2010 – Embraer has signed a contract with Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) of Japan for the sale of an EMBRAER 175, which is the fifth E-Jet in the airline’s fleet. The new aircraft will be configured in a single class with 84 seats. The order also includes an option for one additional aircraft of the same model and marks the quick expansion of FDA’s fleet in a highly competitive market like Japan’s. This deal is already included in Embraer’s firm order backlog for the third quarter of 2010, as “Undisclosed” customer.
“We are honored that FDA has reaffirmed its confidence in the E-Jets family and ordered another EMBRAER 175,” said Paulo César de Souza e Silva, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “The re-order is a sign that our E-Jets have been instrumental in the birth and growth of a new airline, and provided it with an optimal tool to develop new routes, while providing their customers with a reliable and comfortable airplane.”
As a start-up airline in Japan in 2007, FDA chose to purchase two EMBRAER 170s as its debut aircraft. The first was delivered in February 2009. In June, the airline decided to increase the fleet and ordered one EMBRAER 175, which joined the two original EMBRAER 170s in early 2010. With this agreement, FDA will end 2010 with a total of five E-Jets (three EMBRAER 170s – one pre-owned and bought this year – and two EMBRAER 175s).
“Since FDA started offering flights in July 2009, we have made significant progress in developing our network and business. This progress has been made possible partly due to the operational flexibility offered by the E-Jets family, especially the EMBRAER 170 and EMBRAER 175, which has allowed us to explore and capitalize on new routes,” said Tsuneji Sugawa, Senior Managing Director of Fuji Dream Airlines.
FDA is the only airline in Japan with an all-Embraer E-Jets fleet. The company is part of the Suzuyo Group, which owns a full-flight simulator to provide pilot and fleet engineering training for its staff. FDA has also signed a ten-year Pool Flight Hour program contract with Embraer to manage and facilitate all necessary spare parts for its E-Jets. The program gives airlines the opportunity to reduce their cost exposure related to parts inventory and storage facilities, therefore increasing their capacity to budget costs.
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Contact photographer Radek Oneksiak
What: Expressjet/Continental Express Embraer ERJ-145 flight 2496 en route from Houston to Louisville
Where: Louisville
When: 7 pm
Who: 47 aboard
Why: On landing, the plane developed a problem with one of its flaps (emergency flap failure). The pilot made a safe landing with no injuries.
The flight was attended by airport emergency crews.
What: Royal Jordanian Embraer ERJ-195 en route from Amman Jordan to Kiev Ukraine
Where: Amman
When: Sep 30th 2010
Who: 77 passengers
Why: Over Syria, the engine developed a problem and the crew decided to return to Jordon. The flight landed safely in Amman. After thirty minutes with maintenance, the problem was repaired, and the flight departed again.
What: Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Saint Louis,MO to Pittburgh,PA
Where: Indianapolis
When: Sep 4 2010
Who: 54 on board
Why: While en route, the crew received an indication of a cargo fire. The flight diverted to Indianapolis where they made a safe landing.
Lindu airport: The black box flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Embraer ERJ-190 plane in the crash been recovered. Henan Airlines closed down all flights Wednesday, dismissed its president Li Qiang and apologized to the public. The two-year old Embraer 190 was leased from RBS Aviation Capital.
Although this is the first fatal Embraer crash, broken turbine plates and flight control system errors have been noted as previous issues. And also, the year old Lindu Airport was not considered safe for night landings.
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What: Shenzhen Airlines/Kunpeng/Henan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Harbin to Yichun China
Where: Yichun China
When: Aug 24th 2010
Who: 91 passengers (including 5 children) and 5 crew; 43 immediate deaths, 3 serious injuries and 50 minor injuries
Why: The plane overran the runway—and departed the runway on landing—at Lindu airport in Yichun city in Heilongjiang province at 10:10 p.m, split on impact, exploded, and burst into flames.
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Contact photographer S. Mendes
What: Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Embraer ERJ-145LU en route from Sao Paulo to Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Where: Brazil
When: August 25, 2010
Who: 24 passengers and 3 crew
Why: The plane had a normal approach. This sounds like the merging of several versions:
The crew was attempting a belly landing, after the landing gear were not responding properly.
Prior to the runway, the plane had a tail strike and went out of control.
The flight touched down short of the runway and the landing gear ripped free and the plane skidded out of control.
What is indisputable is that after the plane skidded to a stop, the right engine briefly caught fire. Two passengers had minor injuries. From the photos, this looks like a miracle that no one was killed.
The Embraer sustained substantial damage and is considered a total loss.
I am marking this as unresolved. Of course ALL crashes we report are unresolved because the final report may not be out for YEARS. But this one seems contradictory. If the flight was making a belly landing, ATC would not be considering this a normal approach.
So this looks to me like the plane just landed short of the runway and sheared off its landing gear. But I am not in Bahia, Brazil and will have to wait on the report to know what really happened.
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What: Shenzhen Airlines/Kunpeng/Henan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Harbin to Yichun China
Where: Yichun China
When: Aug 24th 2010
Who: 91 passengers (including 5 children) and 5 crew; 43 immediate deaths, 3 serious injuries and 50 minor injuries
Why: The plane overran the runway—and departed the runway on landing—at Lindu airport in Yichun city in Heilongjiang province at 10:10 p.m, split on impact, exploded, and burst into flames. 53 people were rescued, three of whom with serious injuries.
Ten survivors were transferred Yichun Rehabilitation Hospital, which has burn specialists. eight survivors were taken to Yichun Forestry Hospital.
The plane was a two-year old Embraer 190 leased from RBS Aviation Capital. Mesa Air Group was a financial partner in Kunpeng Airlines. The airline is now called Henan Airlines, is based in Henan province and is partially owned by Air China.
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Contact photographer Hongyin Huo
What: Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145/Continental Airlines en route from Houston,TX to Salt Lake City,UT
Where: Salt Lake City,UT
When: Aug 10th 2010
Who: 46 passengers and 4 crew
Why: On approach to Salt Lake City, the plane flew through a flock of seagulls. The flight made a safe landing, although there was evidence of at least one bird strike that damaged the skin of the plane which was apparently not a seagull but a pelican.
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Contact photographer Simon Blakesley
What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Ottawa to Calgary
Where: Montreal
When: Jul 2 2010
Who: 91 aboard
Why: While en route, the right engine indicated a bleed leak. The pilots followed procedure, and eventually diverted to Montreal where they made a safe landing. Maintenance repaired the problem by replacing the left engine’s air management sys controller. There is no indication of whether passengers were provided an alternative or if the flight was continued on the same (repaired) plane.
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Greensboro,NC to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX
Where: Longview
When: Jun 28th 2010
Who: 36 passengers, 3 crew
Why: While en route, the flight encountered severe turbulence, resulting in injury. (Around 7 p m, the plane flew through a storm.) Two passengers and a flight attendant were hospitalized; three other passengers incurred lesser injuries not requiring hospitalization.
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Contact photographer Hediye Akyuez
What: United Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Washington DC to Ottawa
Where: Ottawa
When: Jun 16 2010
Who: 33 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On landing in rainy conditions, the plane was unable to slow down and overran the end of the runway. There were a few minor injuries (one pilot injured his leg, the other his neck and an elderly passenger injured her neck) and the plane’s collapsed nose gear damage is considered substantial.
Passengers disembarked by following the exit route and jumping from one of the wings to the grass.
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Contact photographer Galen Burrows
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-135 en route from Toronto to New York
Where: Toronto
When: Jun 6th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed a leak and shut down an engine. The flight diverted to Elmira where they made a safe landing minus one engine.
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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra
What: AeroMexico Connect Embraer ERJ-145 en route from San Antonio to Mexico City
Where: Ciudad Victoria
When: May 13th 2010
Who: 31 passengers
Why: The Aeromexico Connect had a fire alert in a cargo compartment. They diverted to Ciudad Victoria where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was flown in the next day. Also, the fire alert appeared to be a groundless indicator error; no fire was found.
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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra
What: Continental Airlines/Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Cleveland to Albany,NY
Where: Albany
When: May 8th 2010
Who: 6 injured, 2 taken to hospital.
Why: On approach to Albany, the plane encountered severe turbulence, slamming a flight attendant and passenger from the ceiling to the floor. With Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Department and Town of Colonie Emergency Services on standby, the flight made a normal landing at the Albany airport, where 4 injured were taken care of at the airport and the two most severe cases—a male passenger and female flight attendant— were transported to the hospital.
What: Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Omaha to Milwaukee
Where: Milwaukee
When: Apr 3 2010
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant. The flight made a safe landing, without further injury.
Pictured: An American Eagle Embraer EMB-145LR over Dallas
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Contact photographer Jeff Snyder
What: American Eagle Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Tulsa to Chicago O’Hare
Where: Dane County Regional Airport
When: 9:46 p.m. Sunday April 4 2010
Who: 27 passengers on board
Why: While en route, the pilot detected smoke/electrical fumes in the cockpit and decided to divert to Madison.
Passengers were provided overnight accomodations by the airline and continued to Chicago on Monday.
Pictured: A JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW 190AR
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Contact photographer Stephen B. Aranha
What: Jetblue Embraer ERJ-190 en route from San Juan Puerto Rico to Fort Lauderdale,FL
Where: San Juan
When: Mar 6th 2010
Who: 35 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route just after takeoff, smoke was found in the cabin. The crew decided to return to San Juan where they made a safe landing. Evacuation was uneventful.
A replacement jet was provided.
