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Offline KB4TEZ

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Flexjet Teterboro loses flight controls on departure
« on: July 23, 2024, 10:54:16 UTC »
bit of a lengthy listen, but hearing them, tower, ground, rescue all get so orchestrated so quickly, kudos to all.


Date:   Monday 22 July 2024
Time:   09:08 UTC
Type:   Silhouette image of generic E545 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different   
Embraer Legacy 450
Owner/operator:   Flexjet
Registration:   N413FX
MSN:   55010030
Year of manufacture:   2017
Fatalities:   Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:   0
Aircraft damage:   None
Location:   near Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB) -    United States of America
Phase:   Initial climb
Nature:   Unknown
Departure airport:   Teterboro Airport, NJ (TEB/KTEB)
Destination airport:   Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW)
Confidence Rating:    Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flexjet flight LXJ413, an Embraer Legacy 450, returned to land at the departure airport, TEB, after the crew reported "multiple flight control problems" to the Teterboro Tower controller.
The aircraft took off from runway 24 at 09:08 UTC and immediately after takeoff, the flight reported issues with the Flight Director.
A safe landing was made back at TEB at 09:35 UTC.
METAR:

KTEB 220951Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02330200
KTEB 220851Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02280206 56005
Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/lxj413#3645129c