2013 Glasgow helicopter crash

Glasgow helicopter crash
G-SPAO, the EC135 helicopter involved in the crash, photographed in 2010
Accident
Date29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)
SummaryFuel starvation due to pilot error
SiteThe Clutha Vaults, 169 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, Scotland
55°51′16″N 4°15′0″W / 55.85444°N 4.25000°W / 55.85444; -4.25000
Total fatalities10
Total injuries31
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEurocopter EC135-T2+
OperatorBond Air Services for Police Scotland
RegistrationG-SPAO
Flight originGlasgow City Heliport
Occupants3
Crew3
Fatalities3
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities7
Ground injuries31

On 29 November 2013, a police helicopter operated by Bond Air Services for Police Scotland crashed into The Clutha, a pub in central Glasgow, killing all three crew on board and seven patrons of the pub. Thirty-one more people in the pub were injured.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][excessive citations]

The subsequent investigation concluded that the cause of the crash was fuel starvation due to incorrect operation of the fuel system.[9]

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