# NTSB CEN13WA184: Hawker Beechcraft 390, Cranves-Sales, France, March 4, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 4, 2013, 07:40 local (07:40 UTC)
- Place: Cranves-Sales, France
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses, Hawker Beechcraft, Williams International
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86343
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA184
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86343/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA184

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Hawker Beechcraft 390
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: RB-202
- Engines: Williams International FJ44-2A 2300 lbs thrust turbo fan; Williams International FJ44-2A 2300 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.

- 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

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.

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