Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante crash, May 24, 1995 (12 killed)
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante accident on May 24, 1995 near Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 12 fatalities. Cause: Artificial horizon...
- Date: May 24, 1995
- Aircraft: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante
- Location: Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Artificial horizon malfunction left the commander without attitude reference; loss of control in turbulent IMC and a spiral dive from which spatial disorientation prevented recovery, leading to airborne structural failure.
A Knight Air Bandeirante took off from Leeds Bradford in thunderstorm weather and reported a faulty artificial horizon, then requested a return. Instead of tracking the controller's instructions it turned repeatedly and went into a spiral dive in turbulent cloud, breaking up before hitting the ground. All 12 people aboard were killed. The AAIB (Report 2/1996) found that the horizon malfunction left the commander without reliable attitude reference.