Beech 400 incident near Geneva, Ch, May 2, 2018
On May 2, 2018 at about 10:35 am local time, a Beech 400, registered GFXAR, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Geneva. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 2018 · about 10:35 am local time
- Place
- Geneva, Ch
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beech 400 A · all 400s on the register
- Registration
- GFXAR · no longer on the register · serial RK-252
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 2, 2018, about 1035 Universal Coordinated Time, a Beech 400, United Kingdom registration G-FXAR, experienced a cabin depressurization event and landed without further incident at the Geneva International Airport (LSGG), Geneva, Switzerland. There were no injuries. The flight originated from the Milan Linate Airport (LIML), Milan, Italy, and the intended destination was the London Luton Airport (EGGW), London, United Kingdom.The Swiss Transportation Safety Board (STSB) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the National Transportation Safety Board has designated a US accredited representative to assist the STSB in its investigation. The incident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board – Aviation Division. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB Aviation Division Aéropôle 1 CH-3003 Bern Tel. +41 58 466 33 00 Fax +41 58 466 33 01 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
What happened, in order
- Pressure/environ sys malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 16,301 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Williams International FJ44-3AP (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Williams International FJ44-3AP (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Flairjet Ltd
The flight
- Departed from: LIML Milan
- Destination: EGGW London
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN18WA253.