# NTSB ENG19RA038: Raytheon 390, Hamburg, Germany, August 7, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 7, 2019, 14:08 local (14:08 UTC)
- Place: Hamburg, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: 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: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19RA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100493/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19RA038

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON 390
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: RB-280
- Engines: Williams FJ44-2A turbo fan; Williams 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

## Weather



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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