Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W

Aircraft accident

Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W
Accident
A Cessna 404 Titan - similar to the accident aircraft
Date	3 September 1999
Summary	Engine failure and pilot error
Site	1nm west of Glasgow Airport, Scotland
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Cessna 404 Titan
Operator	Edinburgh Air Charter
Call sign	SALTIRE 3 WHISKY
Registration	G-ILGW
Flight origin	Glasgow Airport
Destination	Aberdeen Airport
Passengers	9
Crew	2
Fatalities	8
Injuries	3
Survivors	3

Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W, call sign "Saltire 3 Whisky", was a charter flight from Glasgow to Aberdeen. A Cessna 404 Titan, G-ILGW, was used for this flight. The flight had been chartered by Airtours International Airways to transport two pilots and seven flight attendants. Upon arrival in Aberdeen, the Airtours crewmembers were scheduled to operate a Boeing 757 on a charter flight to Palma de Mallorca.

Shortly after takeoff, the left engine failed and the pilot-in-command feathered the right engine. Instead of attempting a crash landing, the pilot attempted to return to Glasgow Airport without engine power and lost control while trying to make a right turn. The aircraft crashed and caught fire approximately one nautical mile from the airport. The two Edinburgh Air Charter pilots, the Airtours First Officer, and five Airtours flight attendants died in the crash. The Airtours captain and two flight attendants survived.

The aircraft was slightly overweight for the conditions. A report recommended engine inspections, more crash-worthy seats, and consideration to fitting aircraft like this with CVRs. As a result of this accident an airworthiness directive was issued by the British Civil Aviation Authority in June 2000, requiring inspections of the starter adapters and crankshaft gears on Continental GTSIO-520 series engines.

References

"Eight die in plane crash". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
"Horror of plane crash scene". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
"Cessna 404's Left Engine Fails on Takeoff, Captain Feathers Propeller on Right Engine" (PDF). Accident Prevention. September 2002. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
^ "Air Accidents Investigation: 2/2001 G-ILGW". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
"ASN Aircraft accident 03-SEP-1999 Cessna 404 Titan Ambassador II G-ILGW". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

55°51′29″N 4°28′16″W / 55.858°N 4.471°W / 55.858; -4.471

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1999 (1999)
Feb 24 China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509Feb 25 Minerva Airlines Flight 1553Mar 15 Korean Air Flight 1533Mar 27 F-117A shootdownApr 7 Turkish Airlines Flight 5904Apr 12 Avianca Flight 9463Apr 15 Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316Jun 1 American Airlines Flight 1420Jul 2 Tramore helicopter crashJul 7 Hinduja Cargo Services Flight 8533Jul 16 Martha's Vineyard plane crashJul 23 All Nippon Airways Flight 61Jul 24 Air Fiji Flight 121Aug 7 TACV Flight 5002Aug 10 Pakistani Atlantic shootdownAug 22 China Airlines Flight 642Aug 24 Uni Air Flight 873Aug 31 LAPA Flight 3142Sep 3 Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3WSep 5 Necon Air Flight 128Sep 14 Britannia Airways Flight 226ASep 23 Qantas Flight 1Oct 11 Air Botswana crashOct 25 South Dakota Learjet crashOct 31 EgyptAir Flight 990Nov 9 TAESA Flight 725Nov 12 Si Fly Flight 3275Dec 7 Asian Spirit Flight 100Dec 11 SATA Air Açores Flight 530MDec 21 Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216Dec 22 Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509Dec 24 Indian Airlines Flight 814Dec 25 Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
1998 ◄ ► 2000

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1999 (1999)

Feb 24 China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509Feb 25 Minerva Airlines Flight 1553Mar 15 Korean Air Flight 1533Mar 27 F-117A shootdownApr 7 Turkish Airlines Flight 5904Apr 12 Avianca Flight 9463Apr 15 Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316Jun 1 American Airlines Flight 1420Jul 2 Tramore helicopter crashJul 7 Hinduja Cargo Services Flight 8533Jul 16 Martha's Vineyard plane crashJul 23 All Nippon Airways Flight 61Jul 24 Air Fiji Flight 121Aug 7 TACV Flight 5002Aug 10 Pakistani Atlantic shootdownAug 22 China Airlines Flight 642Aug 24 Uni Air Flight 873Aug 31 LAPA Flight 3142Sep 3 Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3WSep 5 Necon Air Flight 128Sep 14 Britannia Airways Flight 226ASep 23 Qantas Flight 1Oct 11 Air Botswana crashOct 25 South Dakota Learjet crashOct 31 EgyptAir Flight 990Nov 9 TAESA Flight 725Nov 12 Si Fly Flight 3275Dec 7 Asian Spirit Flight 100Dec 11 SATA Air Açores Flight 530MDec 21 Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216Dec 22 Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509Dec 24 Indian Airlines Flight 814Dec 25 Cubana de Aviación Flight 310

1998 ◄ ► 2000

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in the United Kingdom in the 1990s
1990	British Army Gazelle shootdown (February 1990) Scotland RAF Shackleton crash (April 1990) British Airways Flight 5390 (June 1990)
1993	Llyn Padarn helicopter crash (August 1993)
1994	British Army Lynx shootdown (March 1994) Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash (June 1994) Air Algérie Flight 702P (December 1994)
1995	Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C (January 1995) Royal Air Force Nimrod R1 ditching (16 May 1995) Knight Air Flight 816 (24 May 1995)
1997	Virgin Atlantic Flight 024 (November 1997)
1999	Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W (September 1999) Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 (December 1999)
1980–1989 ◄ 1990–1999 ► 2000–

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