2001 cargo flight accident in Firth of Forth, Scotland
Loganair Flight 670A
Wreckage of Flight 670A
Accident
Date
27 February 2001
Summary
Dual engine failure; ditching[1]
Site
Firth of Forth, Scotland
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Short 360-100
Operator
Loganair
Call sign
LOGAN 670 ALPHA
Registration
G-BNMT
Flight origin
Edinburgh Airport
Destination
Belfast International Airport
Passengers
0
Crew
2
Fatalities
2
Survivors
0
Loganair Flight 670A (LC670A) was a scheduled cargo flight for the Royal Mail from Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport, Scotland to Belfast International Airport. On 27 February 2001 the Short 360 operating the flight ditched in the Firth of Forth off Edinburgh at around 17:30 local time; the two crewmembers' bodies were found in the wreckage a few hours after the crash.[2]
^Accident description for Short SD3-60 registration G-BNMT at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 3 May 2015.
^"Plane crash crew found dead". BBC News. BBC. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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