# NTSB CEN18WA401: Beech 58, Hautes-Alpes, France, April 28, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 28, 2018, 07:20 local (07:20 UTC)
- Place: Hautes-Alpes, France
- Coordinates: 44.305557, 5.764722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3056&lon=5.7647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA401
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98942/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA401

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 28, 2018, about 0720 UTC, a Beechcraft BE-58P, Swiss registry HB-GGP, operated by a private individual, experienced an uncontained engine failure while in cruise flight near the Hautes-Alpes, France. The pilot, the sole person on board was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident for the personal flight. The flight departed Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and was en route to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (LFKJ), Ajaccio, France.Following the uncontained engine failure, the pilot diverted to Avignon Caumont Airport (LFMV), Avignon, France, where he performed an uneventful single-engine landing. An examination of the airplane showed substantial damage to the engine and engine cowls, and minor damage on the upper wing surface near the leading edge. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA) pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-GGP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58 (P)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ-157
- Engines: Continental TSIO-520L reciprocating; Continental TSIO-520L reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: LSGC, Les Eplatures
- Destination: LFKJ, Ajaccio
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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