# Incident 20260109000019I: Embraer EMB-145XR, Washington, DC, January 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2026, 15:54 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21154, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21154) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145XR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260109000019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UCA4291 REPORTED A CRACKED WINDSHIELD AFTER ROTATION ON DEPARTURE FROM BUF. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE CRACK WORSENED A LITTLE AFTER THEY CLIMBED THROUGH SEVERE TURBULENCE FROM 080-100. REPORTED TO ZOB R33. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REPORTED TO ZOB R73. INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE CREW FOR A 40-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PASSENGER (HEAD) AND 41-YEAR-OLD MALE PASSENGER (HEAD). THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INJURIES WERE RELATED TO THE SEVERE TURBULENCE EVENT FROM 080-100. BOTH PASSENGERS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE GATE UPON ARRIVAL IN IAD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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