An amateur-built aircraft incident near Geneva, Ch, May 26, 2013
On May 26, 2013 at about 10:43 am local time, a an amateur-built aircraft was involved in an incident near Geneva. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 2013 · about 10:43 am local time
- Place
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- An amateur-built aircraft
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 26, 2013, at 1043 coordinated universal time, an Airbus A319, United Kingdom registered G-EZAU, a Boeing 737, German registered D-ABKB, and a Boeing 737, United Kingdom registered G-TAWF, came in close proximity near Geneva, Switzerland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the occurrence. Neither passengers nor flight crew aboard the three airplanes were injured. The Swiss investigators received reports that the three airplanes came in close proximity of each other while en route. Two airplanes were in level flight and the third airplane was climbing. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government or Swiss Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aéropôle 1, Route de Morens CH-1530 Payerne Switzerland info@sust.admin.ch
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The NTSB's findings
- cause Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Other authority investigated
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6.2 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 am from LSGG
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.