Cessna 404 Titan crash, Sep 3, 1999 (8 killed), Glasgow
Cessna 404 Titan accident on September 3, 1999 near Glasgow, Strathclyde, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: Catastrophic failure of the left...
- Date: September 3, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 404 Titan
- Location: Glasgow, Strathclyde, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Catastrophic failure of the left engine accessory gear train, the failed propeller not being feathered, and the commander feathering the good engine's propeller, followed by loss of control in a turn.
An Edinburgh Air Charter Cessna 404 took off from Glasgow with a left engine accessory gear train failure, losing power on that engine. The propeller was not feathered, and when the commander feathered the right propeller the aircraft could not climb. It lost control in a turn and crashed with a post-impact fire. Eight of the 11 people on board died, and three survived.