Luxair E145 near Luxembourg on Feb 8th 2013, loss of communication
Last Update: February 9, 2013 / 19:05:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Luxair
Flight number
LG-8852
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
LX-LGZ
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
The communication with the aircraft had already been lost upon hand off from Wien Radar to Rhein Radar at the Austrian-German border. The aircraft maintained FL320 across Germany but never selected the loss of communication squawk.
The airline confirmed the incident stating neither passengers nor cabin crew became aware of the occurrence.
Belgium's Air Force confirmed two F-16 were dispatched to assist a Luxair Embraer ERJ-145, that had lost radio contact. The F-16s reached and exceeded Mach 1 at high altitude near Liege at about 10:30L.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Luxair
Flight number
LG-8852
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
LX-LGZ
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145
ICAO Type Designator
E145
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