Accident to the CL604 Challenger registered D-AMSC on 01/07/2017 en route [investigation lead by BFU - Germany] - BEA - Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Germany :

Temporary loss of control in flight of a CL604 registered D-AMSC flying from Male Intl (VRMM) to Abu-Dhabi (OMAD), possibly related to wake vortex of an Airbus A380 registered A6-EUL and operated by United Arab Emirates.

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General information
Local date	07/01/2017
Responsible entity	Germany - BFU
State or area of occurrence	Indian Ocean
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	2
Number of minor injuries	3
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0133

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Germany
Manufacturer / Model	CANADAIR - CL600 2B16
Aircraft Registration	D-AMSC
State of registry	Germany
Last departure point	Maldives - VRMM (MLE): Male/Intl
Planned destination	United Arab Emirates - OMAD (AZI): Abu-Dhabi/Bateen
Flight phase	En route
Serial number
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

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