N14171 - 2004 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

E45X

2004

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2004

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

E45XEMB-145XR

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Transport Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Sale reported

Cert Issue Date

—

Registered Owner

Name

SALE REPORTED

Address

233 S WACKER DR

City

CHICAGO

State / Zip Code

Illinois60606-7147

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50124716

Mode S Code (Hex)

A0A9CE

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Mar 4, 2019	DCA19FA089	Substantial	Minor	The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation bias, and (2) the failure of CommutAir pilots who had observed the localizer misalignment to report it to the company and air traffic before the accident.

Mar 4, 2019DCA19FA089

Substantial

Minor

The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation bias, and (2) the failure of CommutAir pilots who had observed the localizer misalignment to report it to the company and air traffic before the accident.

Additional Details

Registration

N14171

Serial Number

14500859

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC