- Date
- March 4, 2013, 07:40 local (07:40 UTC)
- Place
- Cranves-Sales, France
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- VP-CAZHawker Beechcraft 390
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses, Hawker Beechcraft, Williams International
- Case key
- 86343
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On March 4, 2013, at 0740 universal coordinated time, a Hawker Beechcraft model 390 (Premier IA) business jet, Cayman Islands registration VP-CAZ, collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Aérodrome d'Annemasse (LFLI), near Cranves-Sales, France. The pilot and copilot were fatally injured, the sole passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to Chakibel Associates Limited and operated by Global Jet Luxembourg. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that had the intended destination of Genève Aéroport (LSGG), Geneva, Switzerland. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the French Government. Further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud - Bâtiment 153 200 rue de Paris Aéroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Phone: (+33) 1 49 92 72 00 Fax: (+33) 1 49 92 72 03 Email: com@bea-fr.org Webpage: http://www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VP-CAZ
- Reported as
- Hawker Beechcraft 390
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- RB-202
- Engines
- Williams International FJ44-2A, 2,300 lbs thrust, turbo fanWilliams International FJ44-2A, 2,300 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Global Jet Luxembourg
- Registered owner
- Chakibel Associates Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LFLI · Annemasse
- Destination
- LSGG · Geneva
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LFLI · Aérodrome d'Annemasse, runway 12, 4,265 × 98 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- LSGG, 7 nm away