Dow's N892D lands in Baton Rouge as chemical safety report lands

Dow flew a Bombardier CRJ-900, tail N892D, from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on May 19, a 45-minute hop that touched down at 14:34 UTC. The aircraft, unusually large for a corporate fleet, is used to shuttle engineering teams between Dow's manufacturing sites.

The same week this flight landed, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its final investigation report into the July 2023 explosion and toxic ethylene oxide release at Dow's Plaquemine, Louisiana, plant, per the CSB's February 26, 2026 investigation report [csb.gov](https://www.csb.gov/us-chemical-safety-board-releases-investigation-report-on-the-2023-explosion-and-toxic-ethylene-oxide-release-at-dow-plant-in-plaquemine-louisiana). The CSB determined the probable cause was a puncture of a rupture disc by metal debris left inside equipment by workers, leading to more than 31,000 pounds of EtO released and a shelter-in-place order for hundreds of residents. The report recommends Dow identify and monitor all EtO process lines that should be inerted.

The flight fits a pattern: N892D has shuttled repeatedly between the same two Texas and Louisiana airports in recent days, with trips on May 12, 14, and 18. Dow's leadership is also in transition — Jim Fitterling will become Executive Chair and Karen S. Carter will take over as CEO on July 1, 2026, per an April 14 SEC filing [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000119312526153769/d103960dex992.htm). The Baton Rouge trip suggests the company is keeping technical teams close to the Plaquemine site as it responds to the CSB's findings.