Serious incident to the planes Pilatus PC12 registered F-ONGX operated by St-Barth Executive and Britten Norman BN2 registered PJ-SXM operated by SXM Airways on 28/12/2024 near Saint-Barthelemy AD

Near mid-air collision between two aircrafts on approach

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (October 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	28/12/2024
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 977 Saint-Barthélemy
Location	Near Saint-Barthélemy AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
Occurence category	MAC: Airprox/ACAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions
File number	BEA2024-0508

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Small aeroplane
Operator	France - St Barth Executive
Manufacturer / Model	PILATUS - PC12
Aircraft Registration	F-ONGX
State of registry	France
Last departure point	Netherlands Antilles - TNCM (SXM) : Philipsburg/Prinses Juliana, Saint Maarten I.
Planned destination	French Antilles - TFFJ (SBH) : Saint-Barthélemy
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	2165
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

Second aircraft involved
Aircraft category	Aeroplane > Small aeroplane
Operator	Sint Marteen > SXM Airways
Manufacturer / Model	BRITTEN NORMAN > BN2A > 26
Aircraft Registration	PJ-SXM
State of registry	Sint Maarten
Last departure point	Netherlands Antilles > TNCM (SXM): Philipsburg/Prinses Juliana, Saint Maarten I.
Planned destination	French Antilles > TFFJ (SBH): Saint-Barthélemy
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	876
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport > Passenger > Airline

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.