Airliner

N879RW

2008 Embraer Erj 170-100 LR

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2008
Serial
17000227
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-8E5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atlanta, GA
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Registration record

N879RW on the FAA register

Type
2008 Embraer Erj 170-100 LR
Serial
17000227
Engines
2 × Ge CF34-8E5
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc
Atlanta, GA
Certificate issued
2020-08-13
Airworthiness date
2011-09-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
AC1951
Mode S (octal)
53014521
Seats (type)
70
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-01
    Incident at Washington, DC; damage: none.
  • 2025-05-01
    Incident at Washington, DC.
  • 2020-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N879RW.
  • 2011-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 2008
    Manufactured (2008).
Overview

About N879RW

N879RW is a 2008 Embraer Erj 170-100 LR, serial number 17000227. The FAA register lists Delta Air Lines Inc as the registrant in Atlanta, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2020 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge CF34-8E5 engines and 70 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated September 15, 2011.

N879RW has 2 accident/incident records on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-05-01 Incident · Washington, DC NTSB · OPS25LA034A
Reported aircraft: Embraer Erj 170-100 LR
2025-05-01 Incident · Washington, DC Damage: None NTSB (Ongoing) · OPS25LA034
Reported aircraft: Embraer Erj 170-100 LR
Preliminary report: On May 1, 2025, about 1433 eastern daylight time (EDT), Priority Air Transport flight 23 (PAT23), (tail number forthcoming), a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter landing at the Pentagon Heliport (JPN), and Republic Airways flight 5825 (RPA5825), an Embraer 170, N879RW, on approach for landing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington, Virginia, were involved in a loss of separation approximately 1.7 miles north-northwest of DCA. PAT23 was operating as a title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 military flight, and RPA5825 was operating as a title 14 CFR Part 121 scheduled passenger flight. According to the FAA, the closest proximity between PAT23 and RPA5825 was 0.4 miles…
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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.