# NTSB ENG26WA027: ATR ATR72, Marseille-Provence, France, April 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 5, 2026
- Place: Marseille-Provence, France
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203211/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA027

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/333) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-JXF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ATR ATR72 (211)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Swiftair
- Registered owner: Swiftair

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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