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| Clutha crash: Engines failed after 'fuel supply problem' | |
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| A police helicopter which crashed on a busy pub in Glasgow last November suffered a double engine failure, apparently as a result of a fuel supply problem, investigators have found. | A police helicopter which crashed on a busy pub in Glasgow last November suffered a double engine failure, apparently as a result of a fuel supply problem, investigators have found. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the cause of the problem was still not clear. | |
| The Eurocopter EC 135 helicopter came down on the Clutha Bar in the city centre on Friday 29 November. | |
| All three people on board and seven in the pub were killed. | |
| The AAIB said it was trying to establish why both engines "flamed out" when there was 76kg of fuel remaining. | |
| It was also investigating why there was no Mayday call and why the aircraft was not able to make a controlled landing. | |
| An eyewitness said the Police Scotland aircraft, which was operated by Bond Aviation, fell from the sky "like a stone". | |
| The pilot Dave Traill, had 26 years experience and had flown helicopters for the RAF in both Gulf Wars. | |
| An initial report on the crash which was released on 9 December said there was "no evidence" of major engine or gearbox failure. | |
| Shortly after that report Bond grounded the same model of helicopter because of a fuel gauge problem. | |
| The helicopter had taken off at 20:45 with 400kg of fuel on board and was returning the base when it came down at 22:22. | |
| The helicopter did not have a so-called black box data recorder. |