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NTSB incident investigation · Raytheon 390 · Hamburg, Germany · August 7, 2019

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 7, 2019, 14:08 local (14:08 UTC)
Place
Hamburg, Germany
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
OK-EJHRaytheon 390
Defining event
Takeoff: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100493

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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 August 7, 2019, about 1408 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Raytheon 390 Premier 1A airplane, Czech Republic registration OK-EJH, experienced smoke/fire in the cockpit from the windshield heat system during takeoff from Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, Germany. The airplane returned to Hamburg and landed safely. There were no injuries to the 2 crew and 3 passengers on board. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) is investigating the incident. As the state of design and manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation to assist the BFU with their investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the German BFU at: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Telefax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 e-Mail: ops@bfu-web.de web: www.bfu-web.de

Aircraft

Registration
OK-EJH
Reported as
Raytheon 390
Category
Airplane
Serial number
RB-280
Engines
Williams FJ44-2A, turbo fanWilliams FJ44-2A, turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Destination
EDSB · Karlsruhe
Airport
EDDH · Hamburg Airport
Equipment
Unknown

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