# NTSB CEN18RA397: Cirrus SF50, N474CG, Zurich, Switzerland, September 22, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 22, 2018, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Zurich, Switzerland
- Coordinates: 47.457778, 8.54861 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4578&lon=8.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18RA397
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98555/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18RA397

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Cirrus Design SF50, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=2130010), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 22, 2018, about 1615 UTC, a Cirrus Design Corporation SF50 VisionJet, N474CG, owned by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Incorporated Trustee, and operated I-FLY AG, c/o Aximos Treuhand AG, experienced an electrical fire in the air conditioning unit while landing at the Zurich-Kloten Airport (LSZH), Zurich, Switzerland. The two pilots and three passengers on board were not injured and the airplane sustained minor damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight originated at Mainz-Finthen Airport (EDFZ), Germany.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Switzerland. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board at: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) Aeropole 1, CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland Telephone: +41 26 662 33 00 Facsimile: +41 26 662 33 01 E-mail: info@sust.admin.ch This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the STSB of Switzerland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N474CG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474CG-2024-04-23), registration cancelled 2024-04-23, S/N 0045, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SF50
- Registry model: [Cirrus Design SF50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sf50) (registry code 2130010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Williams FJ33-5A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj33-5a) (registry code 66015, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0045
- Engines: Williams International FJ33-5A 1800 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aximos-Treuhand
- Registered owner: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Incorporated Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: None
- Departed: EDFZ, Mainz-Finthen
- Destination: LSZH, Zurich
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LSZH, Zurich

## Weather

- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Observed at: LSZH

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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