In the last few moments, SkyWest Flight UA5956 bound for Denver made a return back to Idaho Falls following an emergency declaration.
Information is limited surrounding the incident.
Below is what we know on this so far.
SkyWest Flight UA5956 Idaho Falls-Denver…
SkyWest flight UA5956, which declared the emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between Idaho Falls and Denver.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is N877AS.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N877AS is a 23.7 year old Bombardier CRJ-200 that started out life with Atlantic Southeast Airlines in January 2002.
Moreover, that carrier operated the aircraft for Delta Connection and United Express, before ExpressJet Airlines took ownership of the aircraft in December 2011.
From there, that carrier operated the aircraft for United Express and American Eagle, before being sent to SkyWest in June 2019.
Since then, it has remained operating for United Express.
SkyWest flight UA5956, which declared the emergency, departed Idaho Falls at 0512 local time this morning bound for Denver.
Not long after departure, the aircraft declared an emergency via the 7700 squawk code.
From there, the decision was made to make a return back to it’s departure point.
The aircraft operated a series of holds and attempted approaches over Idaho Falls.
At the time of writing (01/06/2025 at 1310 UK time), the aircraft is still in the air.
Reason for the Emergency is Unknown…
At this stage, the reason for the emergency on SkyWest flight UA5956 Idaho Falls-Denver is unclear.
What we do know is that the incident is serious enough to cause a u-turn back to it’s departure airfield.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to the incident at hand, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates that may come through.
UPDATE #1 @ 1316 UK time – The aircraft is on final approach into Idaho Falls.
UPDATE #2 @ 1317 UK time – TOUCHDOWN!
SkyWest flight UA5956 bound for Denver, which declared the emergency, has appeared to have safely touched down back into Idaho Falls.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to the cause, we will update you accordingly.
This remains a developing story.
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