Cessna 404 Titan crash, Nov 27, 1985, Birmingham
Cessna 404 Titan accident on November 27, 1985 near Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Accumulated icing on the wings...
- Date: November 27, 1985
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Accumulated icing on the wings and flying controls prevented the aircraft reaching the speed needed to climb (AAIB, as summarized by ASN).
Cessna 404 Titan G-BKTJ of Donington Aviation was on a charter from Birmingham to Norwich on 27 November 1985 with one pilot and 11 passengers. After takeoff it failed to accelerate past about 100 knots, the pilot retracted the gear and made a gear-up forced landing, and the aircraft was destroyed without fatalities.