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Accidents · NTSB ENG18WA027 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Bombardier CL600 2B19 incident near Geuteng, South Africa, Za, May 16, 2018

On May 16, 2018 at about 5:35 am local time, a Bombardier CL600 2B19, registered ZSNMI, was involved in an incident during enroute near Geuteng, South Africa. 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
May 16, 2018 · about 5:35 am local time
Place
Geuteng, South Africa, South Africa
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Bombardier CL600 2B19 · all CL600 2B19s on the register
Registration
ZSNMI · 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 Government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 that occurred May 16, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by the CAA.

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. Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

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.