![]() G-SPAO, the EC135 helicopter involved in the crash, photographed in 2010 | |
Accident | |
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Date | 29 November 2013 |
Summary | Fuel starvation due to pilot error |
Site | The Clutha Vaults, 169 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, Scotland 55°51′16″N 4°15′0″W / 55.85444°N 4.25000°W |
Total fatalities | 10 |
Total injuries | 31 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Eurocopter EC135-T2+ |
Operator | Bond Air Services for Police Scotland |
Registration | G-SPAO |
Flight origin | Glasgow City Heliport |
Occupants | 3 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 3 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 7 |
Ground injuries | 31 |
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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