Serious incident to the ATR72 registered EC-KJA operated by Swiftair on 27/12/2016 en route [Investigation led by BFU / Germany]

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

Copilot incapacitation during cruise.

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General information
Local date	27/12/2016
Responsible entity	Germany - BFU
State or area of occurrence	Germany
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2016-0782

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Swiftair S.A.
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	EC-KJA
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Serbia - LYBE (BEG): Belgrad (Airport)
Planned destination	Germany - EDDK (CGN): Koln-Bonn
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	207
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Cargo

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.