# Lear Jet down outside Chicago

**URL:** <https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/lear-jet-down-outside-chicago/9172>\
**Category:** Notable Activity\
**Created:** [January 5, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/lear-jet-down-outside-chicago/9172 "2010-01-05T20:21:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gundah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discussions.flightaware.com/gundah/32/36644_2.png) [@Gundah](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/Gundah)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/lear-jet-down-outside-chicago/9172/1 "2010-01-05T20:21:59Z")

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Does anybody have any addition info on ?

[cnn.com/video/flashLive/live … am=stream4](http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4)

It looks like Royal Air Freight’s Lear 35 seen here

[royalair.com/airchartercargo.html](http://www.royalair.com/airchartercargo.html)

[airport-data.com/aircraft/N10UF.html](http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N10UF.html)

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**Author:** ![will744](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/779978/32.png) [@will744](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/will744)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/lear-jet-down-outside-chicago/9172/2 "2010-01-05T20:31:25Z")

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[http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=10266](http://discussions.flightaware.com/viewtopic.php?t=10266)

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**Author:** ![MichelleEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6f9a4e/32.png) [@MichelleEllis](https://discussions.flightaware.com/u/MichelleEllis)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://discussions.flightaware.com/t/lear-jet-down-outside-chicago/9172/3 "2010-09-30T15:58:51Z")

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I just read an article about this crash and I don’t quite understand. Could someone please translate this for me? Although I get the basics…not sure what an actuator is…discolored hydraulic fluid means…I realize gouges are not good, but how does this all work together?

[ainonline.com/news/single-ne … est-26150/](http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/factual-report-learjet-35-crashes-in-forest-26150/)