Embraer EMB 145LR N625AE

Summary

On 20 March 2015 at about 02:15 local time, a Embraer EMB 145LR registered N625AE, operated by American Eagle Airlines, was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 March 2015 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

37.1600, -93.4297

Aircraft

Embraer EMB 145LR

Registration

N625AE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

2

Operator

American Eagle Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Springfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DCA15CA108

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 19, 2015, about 2015 central standard time, Envoy Air flight 3033, an Embraer 145LR, N625AE, experienced a bird strike while on approach to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri. According to the operator, the airplane struck a large bird while the flight was at 4,000 feet mean sea level and being vectored to land on runway 2. The flight crew reported no warnings or adverse flight characteristics and subsequently conducted an uneventful landing. After landing, inspection of the airplane and subsequent maintenance examination revealed substantial damage to the radome, right wing, right horizontal stabilizer and right engine.  There were no injuries to the passengers or crew onboard.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.