# N434FX: Embraer S A EMB-545 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Embraer S A EMB-545](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-emb-545) (registry code 3260418, 11 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS TC00062IB](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC00062IB) (Embraer S.A.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 55010073 - Type: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Certificate issued: December 21, 2021 - Expires: December 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A5328D - Registered owner: [Flexjet LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEXJET%20LLC) - Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 41.5532° N, 81.4743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=434FX - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434FX From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 12 in force ### Matched by airframe (Embraer S A EMB-545) - [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026 - [AD 2026-08-52](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-08-52): Flight controls · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective May 26, 2026 - [AD 2025-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-13-02): Doors · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Aug 5, 2025 - [AD 2024-23-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-23-07): Landing gear · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Nov 20, 2024 - [AD 2024-16-16](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-16-16): Windows · Embraer EMB-550 and EMB-545. Effective Oct 30, 2024 - [AD 2024-15-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-15-13): Windows · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Oct 23, 2024 - [AD 2024-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2024-05-13): Auto Flight · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Apr 10, 2024 - [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023 - [AD 2022-19-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-19-14): Equipment/furnishings · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Apr 14, 2023 - [AD 2022-21-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2022-21-08): Flight Controls · Embraer EMB-545. Effective Dec 22, 2022 - [AD 2020-25-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2020-25-07): Windows · Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550. Effective Jan 21, 2021 - [AD 2017-22-14](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2017-22-14): Navigation · Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (Challenger 300), BD-500-1A10, BD-500-1A11 and 13 more. Effective Dec 20, 2017 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA23LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA376), Sep 21, 2023: Embraer S A EMB-545 (N434FX), St. Simons Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The control laws of the angle of attack limiter protection system, which precluded the system from disengaging during an approach in gusting wind conditions, limiting the flight crew’s ability to… ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20230921022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230921022449A), Sep 21, 2023: Embraer S A EMB-545 (N434FX), Saint Simons Is, GA, Destroyed. The aircraft was on approach into kssi at approximatly 2152 pm. Aircraft was authorized to land on runway 4. Aircraft mains gear touched down prior to the… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N434FX not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N434FX, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 4521203072006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/4521203072006), Mar 7, 2006: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. NO MAIN BRAKES ON LANDING FROM PILOTS OR CO-PILOTS PEDALS. APPIED EMERGENCY BRAKING, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THEN ACFT MADE AN ABRUPT RT TURN AND SLID DOWN RUNWAY - [SDR 4521211282005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/4521211282005), Nov 28, 2005: DRIVE ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH, SELECTED FLAPS 8 DGS, AUX HYDRAULIC PUMP ON. HEARD THUMPING NOISE, THEN AMBER L/R HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW CAS. SELECTED HYDRAULIC PAGE, SAW L AND R ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (15) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Embraer S A EMB-545) - [STC ST04764NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04764NY): True Blue Power TS56 Emergency Battery Power Supply Replacement. Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc - [STC ST03885AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03885AT): Installation of an Avionica, Inc. avCM Cellular Module. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc - [STC ST11982CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11982CH): Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System i. Nextant Aerospace - [STC ST04560AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04560AT): Replacement of the existing Honeywell HTF7000 engine upper and lower thrust reverser door assemblies with Quiet Technology Aerospace modified upper and lower thrust reverser door assemblies. Quiet Technology Aerospace - [STC ST02534SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02534SE): Installation and maintenance of a Crane Aerospace & Electronics Tire Pressure Sensor Assembly. ELDEC Corporation - [STC ST02472AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST02472AT): Installation of a mini Quick Access Recorder (QAR) model MKI, MKII, or MKIII. Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing Inc - [STC ST11934IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11934IB): Installation of Gogo AVANCE L5/LX5 System. Sky Service F.B.O Inc - [STC ST11863CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11863CH): Installation of Gogo Dual Directional Antennas. Premier Air Center LLC. d/b/a West Star Aviation - [STC ST00079IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00079IB): Integration of Halon-free Portable Fire Extinguisher HAFEX. UMLAUT ENGINEERING GMBH - [STC ST04665CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04665CH): Installation of a Galley 115VAC/60Hz inverter and USB Charging Ports in accordance with Premier Air Center Master Data List Document No. A23377L-755, Revision C, dated June 7, 2024, or later FAA approved revision. PREMIER AIR CENTER LLC dba WEST STAR AVIATION - [STC ST04650CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04650CH): Installation of a Gogo Avance L5 Broadband System. PREMIER AIR CENTER LLC, d/b/a WEST STAR AVIATION - [STC ST04575AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04575AT): Installation of the Rockwell Collins ALT-1000+/ -4000+ with 5G Filtering. Chippewa Aerospace Inc - [STC ST00098IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00098IB): Introduction of ADS-B Out. STC Twenty One Limited - [STC ST04464AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04464AT): Replacement of the inner aluminum barrel of the engine inlet cowl. Quiet Technology Aerospace - [STC ST03776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST03776NY): Modification to upgrade existing Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-920, TTR-921, and TTR-4000) at VERSION 7.0 to Rockwell Collins TCAS (Model: TTR-921, TTR-4000, and TTR-4100) at VERSION 7.1 (ACAS II). Scandinavian Avionics Design ApS ## Related - Other Embraer S A EMB-545 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-emb-545/aircraft.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.