# NTSB GAA26WA155: Dassault Falcon 20E-5, Kecskemét, Hungary, March 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 24, 2026, 11:52 local (11:52 UTC)
- Place: Kecskemét, Hungary · Kecskemét Air Base
- Coordinates: 46.918333, 19.75 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9183&lon=19.7500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: GE Aerospace
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202783/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA155

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GPAD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DASSAULT Falcon 20E-5
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 280
- Engines: General Electric CF700-2D-2 4550 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric CF700-2D-2 4550 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

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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