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NTSB incident investigation · Dassault Falcon 20E-5 · Kecskemét, Hungary · March 24, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 24, 2026, 11:52 local (11:52 UTC)
Place
Kecskemét, Hungary · Kecskemét Air Base
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
F-GPADDassault Falcon 20E-5
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
GE Aerospace
Case key
202783

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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.

Powerplant sys/comp malf/failEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
F-GPAD
Reported as
Dassault Falcon 20E-5
Category
Airplane
Serial number
280
Engines
General Electric CF700-2D-2, 4,550 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF700-2D-2, 4,550 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
AVdef
Registered owner
AVdef
Departed
LHKE · Kecskemét, OF
Destination
LHKE · Kecskemét, OF
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
LHKE