Light jet

N21197

2006 Embraer EMB-145XR

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
14500947
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N21197 on the FAA register

Type
2006 Embraer EMB-145XR
Serial
14500947
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce AE3007 series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2021-04-20
Airworthiness date
2006-01-12
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A1C0EC
Mode S (octal)
50340354
Seats (type)
55
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
2,000 nm
Cruise (type)
470 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N21197 to the current registrant.
  • 2006-01-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1999-11-26
    N21197 previously assigned to a Bell 206L-4 (s/n 52223); cancelled.
  • 1991-01-29
    N21197 previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3455); cancelled.
  • 1980-03-05
    N21197 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Lance II (s/n 32R-7887195); cancelled.
  • 1970-07-02
    N21197 previously assigned to a Stinson HW75 (s/n 7069); cancelled.
Overview

About N21197

N21197 is a 2006 Embraer EMB-145XR, serial number 14500947. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Rolls-Royce AE3007 series engines and 55 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 470 knots and a range of about 2,000 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated January 12, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21197. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
470 kt
Range
2,000 nm
Fuel burn
44 gph

Published figures for the Embraer EMB-145XR type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-02-16 Accident · Martinsville, IN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI88LA064
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B — a different aircraft that carried the N21197 registration before this airframe.
1966-09-05 Accident · Camdenton Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3254
Reported aircraft: Stinson 105 — a different aircraft that carried the N21197 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.