# NTSB CEN18WA253: Beech 400, Geneva, Switzerland, May 2, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 2, 2018, 10:35 local (10:35 UTC)
- Place: Geneva, Switzerland
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA253
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97694/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA253

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 2, 2018, about 1035 Universal Coordinated Time, a Beech 400, United Kingdom registration G-FXAR, experienced a cabin depressurization event and landed without further incident at the Geneva International Airport (LSGG), Geneva, Switzerland. There were no injuries. The flight originated from the Milan Linate Airport (LIML), Milan, Italy, and the intended destination was the London Luton Airport (EGGW), London, United Kingdom.The Swiss Transportation Safety Board (STSB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the National Transportation Safety Board has designated a US accredited representative to assist the STSB in its investigation. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board – Aviation Division. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB Aviation Division Aéropôle 1 CH-3003 Bern Tel. +41 58 466 33 00 Fax +41 58 466 33 01 info@sust.admin.ch

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-FXAR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech 400 (A)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: RK-252
- Engines: Williams International FJ44-3AP turbo fan; Williams International FJ44-3AP turbo fan
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Flairjet Ltd
- Registered owner: Flexjet Ltd
- Departed: LIML, Milan
- Destination: EGGW, London
- Flight plan: IFR

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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