An amateur-built aircraft incident near Zurich, Ch, March 10, 2016
On March 10, 2016 at about 4:11 pm local time, a an amateur-built aircraft was involved in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Zurich. No one was hurt; 90 people were on board or involved.
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 10, 2016 · about 4:11 pm local time
- Place
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 90 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- An amateur-built aircraft
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 10, 2016, about 1611 UTC, a Swiss Global Air Lines AVRO 146-RJ100 airplane, Swiss registration HB-IYT, rejected its takeoff at Zurich, Switzerland at 45 knots because of sparks coming from the No. 2 engine. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Transportation Safety Board (STSB). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information that was released by or obtained from the Government of Switzerland. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Swiss Transportation Safety Board Aéropôle 1, 1530 Payerne Switzerland Tel: +41 58 466 33 00 Fax: +41 58 466 33 01 Email: info-av@sust.admin.ch Website: http://www.stsb.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
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 86 |
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.