Commute ERJ145 at Washington on Jan 12th 2026, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 15, 2026 / 09:49:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
CommuteAir
Flight number
UA-4295
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Mobile, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13124
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
A Commute Air Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N13124 performing flight UA-4295 from Washington Dulles,DC to Mobile,AL (USA) with 43 passengers and 3 crew, was climbing out of Washington's runway 19L when the crew declared Mayday Mayday reporting engine #1 (left hand, AE3007) was out. The aircraft stopped the climb at 11000 feet and returned to Washington for a safe landing on Dulles' runway 12 about 25 minutes after departure.
A replacement Embraer ERJ-145 registration N16170 reached Mobile with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Washington about 42 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
CommuteAir
Flight number
UA-4295
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Mobile, United States
Aircraft Registration
N13124
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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