OPS25LA025

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737-823 · Goodyear, AZ · February 26, 2025

IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
February 26, 2025, 13:38 local (20:38 UTC)
Place
Goodyear, AZ
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N955NNBoeing 737-823N322RCEmbraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Operational Factors Division
Parties
FAA, NATCA
Case key
199772

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N955NN
Reported as
Boeing 737-823
Category
Airplane
Serial number
31199
Built
2014
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Registered owner
Wilmington Trust Co Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Commuter
Departed
AUS · Austin, TX
Destination
PHX · Phoenix, AZ
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl
Equipment
Unknown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N322RC
Reported as
Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17000969
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
American Airlines Inc
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Commuter
Departed
SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
Destination
PHX · Phoenix, AZ
Flight plan
IFR
Equipment
Unknown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
82 °F, dew point 25 °F
Altimeter
29.90 inHg
Observed at
KGYR, 2 nm away
METAR
KGYR 262047Z VRB04KT 10SM SKC 28/M04 A2990