Beechcraft 58 HB-GGP

Summary

On 28 April 2018 at about 07:20 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered HB-GGP was involved in an accident near Hautes-Alpes, France. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 2018 at 07:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hautes-Alpes, France

Coordinates

44.3056, 5.7647

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

HB-GGP

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Les Eplatures → Ajaccio

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN18WA401

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On April 28, 2018, about 0720 UTC, a Beechcraft BE-58P, Swiss registry HB-GGP, operated by a private individual, experienced an uncontained engine failure while in cruise flight near the Hautes-Alpes, France. The pilot, the sole person on board was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident for the personal flight. The flight departed Les Eplatures Airport (LSGC), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and was en route to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (LFKJ), Ajaccio, France.Following the uncontained engine failure, the pilot diverted to Avignon Caumont Airport (LFMV), Avignon, France, where he performed an uneventful single-engine landing. An examination of the airplane showed substantial damage to the engine and engine cowls, and minor damage on the upper wing surface near the leading edge. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. Any further information may be obtained from: Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA) pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Zone Sud – Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aeroport du Borget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Telephone: +33 1 49 92 72 00 Facsimile: +33 1 49 92 72 03 web: www.bea.aero This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BEA of France.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.