Boeing 747 incident near Paris, Fr, March 18, 2010
On March 18, 2010 at about 6:00 am local time, a Boeing 747, registered HSTGL, suffered minor damage in an incident during standing near Paris (Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial 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
- March 18, 2010 · about 6:00 am local time
- Place
- Paris, France · Roissy Charles De Gaulle
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747 4D7 · all 747s on the register
- Registration
- HSTGL · no longer on the register · serial 25366
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 18, 2010, at 0700 local time (0600 UTC), a Thai Airways International Boeing 747-4D7, registered in Thailand as HS-TGL, experienced a fire in its avionics bay while parked at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), Paris, France. No injuries were reported, and the damage was considered minor. The last flight of the aircraft was from Bangkok, Thailand, to CDG. The event is being investigated by the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses as a serious incident.
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
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during standing defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
The flight
- Departed from: VTBD Bangkok
- Destination: CDG Paris
- 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
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