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Event ENG19RA038
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On August 7, 2019, about 1408 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Raytheon 390 Premier 1A airplane, Czech Republic registration OK-EJH, experienced smoke/fire in the cockpit from the windshield heat system during takeoff from Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, Germany. The airplane returned to Hamburg and landed safely. There were no injuries to the 2 crew and 3 passengers on board. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) is investigating the incident. As the state of design and manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation to assist the BFU with their investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the German BFU at: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Telefax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 e-Mail: [email protected] web: www.bfu-web.de Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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