Cessna Citation 700 / Longitude: FAA: returned safely to Phoenix after a reported hydraulic issue en route to Minneapolis; no injuries reported in sources reviewed.
Current summary
FAA: returned safely to Phoenix after a reported hydraulic issue en route to Minneapolis; no injuries reported in sources reviewed.
Known facts
- FAA: NetJets Flight 801 returned safely to Phoenix Sky Harbor around 3 p.m. local on 23 Oct 2026 after the crew reported a hydraulic issue; the Cessna Citation 700 was traveling to Minneapolis–Saint Paul; FAA investigating.
- FlightAware history for EJA801 shows a 23 Oct Phoenix departure that lists Minneapolis as destination then diverted/returned to Phoenix (about 1:42–3:10 p.m. MST).
- No injuries reported in sources reviewed. No NetJets public statement was opened for this card.
- NetJets — EJA801, Cessna Citation 700.
- Returned to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
Unknown / not claimed
- Nature of the hydraulic issue — under investigation.
- Number of people on board (not in FAA statement reviewed).
- Registration confirmation beyond callsign/track correlation.
- Cause is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- Injuries were not stated in the sources reviewed.
Updates
- # · fact update
Sources were re-read. Known facts were corrected in this update; the earlier wording was left in place.
- # · status change
Score 40. Partial official confirmation. Not enough yet for Steve-checked. Still open: injuries.
- # · status change
Promoted from Unverified to Confirmed (Steve-checked). Recheck locked FAA statement plus FlightAware diversion/return track.
- FAA statement: Flight 801 (Oct 23, 2026) — Tier A
- FlightAware — EJA801 — Tier B
Status history
- · new → Developing
Score 40. Partial official confirmation. Not enough yet for Steve-checked. Still open: injuries.
- · Unverified → Confirmed
Promoted: FAA Tier A + FlightAware track locked; Steve Check pass.
- · new → Unverified
Boarded as Unverified pending full stack recheck.
Earliest retained published account
FAA: returned safely to Phoenix after a reported hydraulic issue en route to Minneapolis; no injuries reported in sources reviewed.
- FAA: NetJets Flight 801 returned safely to Phoenix Sky Harbor around 3 p.m. local on 23 Oct 2026 after the crew reported a hydraulic issue; the Cessna Citation 700 was traveling to Minneapolis–Saint Paul; FAA investigating.
- FlightAware history for EJA801 shows a 23 Oct Phoenix departure that lists Minneapolis as destination then diverted/returned to Phoenix (about 1:42–3:10 p.m. MST).
- No injuries reported in sources reviewed. No NetJets public statement was opened for this card.
Not claimed at that time:
- Nature of the hydraulic issue — under investigation.
- Number of people on board (not in FAA statement reviewed).
- Registration confirmation beyond callsign/track correlation.
Sources
- FAA statement: Flight 801 (Oct 23, 2026) — Tier A — regulator statement
- FlightAware — EJA801 history (23 Oct 2026) — Tier B — flight-tracking corroboration
- FAA statement: Flight 801 (Oct 23, 2026) — Federal Aviation Administration official notice; full enough to score. It does not state injuries.
Confidence label
Labeled Confirmed (Steve-checked) per the TurbineWire methodology. Labels move up or down as sourcing improves or collapses; material changes append under Updates rather than silently rewriting the original card.
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