Vliegtuigongeval op 19 NOV 1984 met Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante G-HGGS - Inverness Airport (INV)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:maandag 19 november 1984
Tijd:20:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic E110 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Euroair
Registratie: G-HGGS
Constructienummer: 110294
Bouwjaar: 1980
Motoren: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:ca 9 km S of Inverness Airport (INV) (   Verenigd Koninkrijk)
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Vracht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Inverness Airport (INV/EGPE), Verenigd Koninkrijk
Vliegveld van aankomst:Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH), Verenigd Koninkrijk
Beschrijving:
The Euroair night time mail flight was cleared for a runway 24 departure from Inverness Airport (INV), Scotland, followed by a left turn onto track and continue direct to Edinburgh at FL95.
The aircraft took off at 20:55 returned over the field to follow the 175deg. radial of the Inverness VOR and continued below the cloud base. The aircraft soon impacted a hill and broke up. A post-impact fire erupted and the pilot was killed.
The accident happened near Saddle Hill, at an elevation of 1600 feet. Minimum altitude at that point is 4800 feet.

Probable Cause:

CONCLUSION: "Although various hypotheses could be formulated to fit these flight profiles, there is no evidence which would enable a determination as to the cause of the accident to be made with any degree of certainty."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: AIB (U.K.)
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 102 days (3 months)
Accident number: AIB Bulletin 3/85
Download report: Final report


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photo of Embraer-110P1-Bandeirante-G-HGGS
accident date: 19-11-1984
type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
registration: G-HGGS
 

Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Inverness Airport en Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport bedraagt 180 km (113 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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