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N459AD1999 Embraer EMB-145EP

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 31, 2023.

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply13 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Norfolk
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2020
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
6
confirm with A&P
Service reports
13
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Norfolk
Certificate issued
Feb 21, 2020
Canceled
Mar 31, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
May 24, 2004

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Embraer
Model
EMB-145EP
Year
1999
Serial number
145185
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
55
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code
A5938F

Engine

Make and model
Rolls-Royc Ae 3007a1p
Type
Turbo-fan
Power
8,338 lb thrust

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2020 – 2023Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC TrusteeNorfolk

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2025-08-07Flight ControlsJun 26, 2025Airframe (EMB-145EP)
2024-26-07FuselageMar 11, 2025Airframe (EMB-145EP)
2021-07-14Main landing gearApr 20, 2021Airframe (EMB-145EP)
2004-22-03Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (EMBRAER) Model EMB-135 and -145 Series AirplanesDec 3, 2004Airframe (EMB-145EP)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-57-0034, Change 01, dated January 9, 2002
2002-14-23Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.Aug 2, 2002Airframe (EMB-145EP)Serial numbers per EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-27-0088, dated February 1, 2002. Only with: Equipped with horizontal stabilizer actuator (HSA) assemblies having part numbers and serial numbers listed in EMBRAER Service Bulletin 145-27-0088.
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ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2000-09-09EMBRAER Model EMB-145 Series AirplanesJun 16, 2000Airframe (EMB-145EP)Certain serial numbers: EMB-145 145004–145047; EMB-145 145049–145051. Only with: Equipped with IC-600 #1 P/N 7017000-82402; excluding airplanes modified per EMBRAER SB 145-22-0001, SB 145-22-0004 Rev 01, or SB 145-31-0007 Rev 02.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (13)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Air conditioning and pressurization · duct · fodFeb 28, 2018

    DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING TYPE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. TAKEOFF ABORTED. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE UNEVENTFULLY. NO CREW OXYGEN WAS UTILIZED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF RUBBER IN THE NR 2 ACM DUCTING. REMOVED AND AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT RTS.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · acm · failedFeb 20, 2018

    EN ROUTE, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT COMING FROM THE GASPER VENTS. COCKPIT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE FA STATED THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT WAS BELIEVED NEAR SEAT ROW 8. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Engine · engine · malfunctionedAug 9, 2017

    DEPARTED KDEN ENROUTE TO KPIR WITH THREE CREW AND 46 PASSENGERS. PILOT REPORTED AS PASSING THROUGH FL320 HE HEARD/FELT A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE SMELL OF SMOKE. HE NOTICED THE ITT ON THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS IN THE RED GOING 200 DEGREES PASS THE RED LINE. THE N2 WAS A ZERO ROTATION. HE PULLED BACK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · bulb · inoperativeMay 6, 2017

    DURING MAINTENANCE FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM, TWO LIGHT BULBS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR OVER WING, FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE TWO BULBS AND THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTING SYSTEM WORKED AS DESIGNED.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorMar 10, 2017

    PILOT REPORTED THAT ON WHILE ON APPROACH, NR 2 PACK TRIPPED & HAD TO BE RESET. AFTER LANDING & DURING TAXI TO GATE, A STRONG METAL BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE FROM NR 2 PACK. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE NR 2 PACK. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NR 1 & 2 PACK SYSTEMS IAW 21-51-00 AND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · a/c pack · failedMar 1, 2017

    AIRCRAFT CAPTAIN REPORTED SMOKE IN THE FLIGHT DECK WHEN THE NR 1 PACK WAS TURNED ON, DISCOVERY WAS MADE DURING ON-THE-GROUND AIRCRAFT COCKPIT PREFLIGHT. THE NR 1 PACK WAS FOUND TO BE AT FAULT. THE IMPELLER WAS RUBBING THE HOUSING CHAMBER, APPEARS BEARING MALFUNCTION. THE NR 1 PACK WAS R & R AND…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorFeb 25, 2017

    PILOT REPORTED DURING FLIGHT, DETECTED SMOKE OR BURNING WIRE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FIM 21-20-00-810-801-A AND DISCOVERED NO ISSUES AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE ANY ODOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Windows · terminal block · damagedNov 18, 2016

    PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT IS ON. THIS FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CREW DID NOT UTILIZE EMERGENCY OXYGEN. FOUND THE POWER TERMINAL BOARD WAS THE ISSUE AS THE POWER TERMINAL HAD A PROTRUSION. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · relay · hotNov 4, 2016

    DETECTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AT 160000 FT ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE, NO SMOKE OBSERVED IN THE FLIGHT DECK ONLY ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK. NO EMERGENCY DESCENT, NO DECLARED EMERGENCY, UNEVENTFUL LANDING, NO CREW OXYGEN UTILIZED. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND FOUND A RELAY THAT WAS OVERLY…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · a/c pack · faultySep 9, 2016

    PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN-FLIGHT, NIGHT VMC, FLIGHT CONTINUED TO INTENDED DESIGNATION. NO IFE, FAINT ODOR OF SMOKE, BURNING RUBBER. ODOR QUICKLY WENT AWAY. NO VISIBLE SMOKE AT ALL. AFTER LANDING LOUD RUMBLE FROM RT SIDE OF ACFT WAS HEARD AND FELT. SHUTDOWN RT PACK AND NOISE WENT AWAY. ACFT…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 13 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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