Raytheon HAWKER incident near Le Bourget, Outside the U.S., August 21, 2020
On August 21, 2020, a 1997 Raytheon HAWKER, registered FHREX, was involved in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Le Bourget, Outside the U.S. (Paris–Le Bourget Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 21, 2020
- Place
- Le Bourget, France · Paris–Le Bourget Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raytheon HAWKER 800XP, built 1997
- Registration
- FHREX · no longer on the register · serial 258335
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Flight control sys malf/fail during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 27,400 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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.