ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25565
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| Date: | Thursday 31 May 1990 |
| Time: | 09:18 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | Scottish Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries |
| Registration: | G-DAFS |
| MSN: | 404-0672 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 Nm E off Colonsay, Argyll and Bute -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) |
| Edinburgh (EDI/EGPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fisheries Protection aircraft.
Operating low altitude when a dull banging noise heard. The crew decided to divert to Islay. No 2 engine (TSN just 40 FH) shut down but aircraft could not maintain height on No 1 engine.
Ditched after engine failure 5 Nm E off Colonsay. Sea temp 11 degC. Crew were not wearing immersion suits but were able to board their life raft. All recovered by a RN SAR helicopter after c 40 mins.
The wreckage was not recovered.
Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Cessna%20404,%20G-DAFS%2008-90.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2008 12:41 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Jan-2011 07:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2012 16:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2020 20:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2020 08:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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