Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, Jan 13, 1993 (2 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on January 13, 1993 near Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the...
- Date: January 13, 1993
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Sellafield, Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed. The aircraft flew into high ground in low cloud and poor weather; the AAIB report was not located.
A Titan Airways Embraer Bandeirante cargo flight from Southend to Glasgow was flown by a special VFR route at low level in poor weather. The aircraft was seen in and out of cloud over the Cumbrian fells near Barrow and flew into the ground about 15 m below the top of Ponsonby Fell. Both pilots were killed.