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Accidents · NTSB ENG18RA032 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Dassault FALCON7X incident near Singapore, Sg, June 25, 2018

On June 25, 2018, a Dassault FALCON7X, registered VQBLP, was involved in an incident during prior to flight near Singapore. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. 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
June 25, 2018
Place
Singapore, Singapore
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Dassault FALCON7X · all FALCON7Xs on the register
Registration
VQBLP · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · rules the NTSB did not record

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Singapore TSIB has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Dassault Falcon 7X, VQ-BLP, which occurred on June 25, 2018. There was a fire in the mechanical service compartment while passengers were on board. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture of the standby hydraulic pump. All investigative information will be released by the TSIB.

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

  1. Fire/smoke (non-impact) during prior to flight defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Fire on the ground

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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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.