Britannia Airways Flight 226A · Girona-Costa Brava Airport
On September 14, 1999, Britannia Airways Flight 226A (Girona-Costa Brava Airport). 1 person died.
- Date
- September 14, 1999
- Place
- Girona-Costa Brava Airport
- Operator
- Britannia Airways
- Killed
- 1
- Injured
- 43
- Position
- 41.899°N, 2.756°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4163567
From Wikipedia
Britannia Airways Flight 226A was an international passenger flight from Cardiff, Wales to Girona, Spain, operated by charter airline Britannia Airways. On 14 September 1999, the Boeing 757 aircraft suffered a crash landing and broke apart during a thunderstorm in Girona-Costa Brava Airport. Of the 236 passengers and nine crew on board, two were seriously injured and 41 sustained minor injuries. One of the passengers who had apparently sustained only minor injuries died five days later of unsuspected internal injuries. The aircraft involved in the crash, Boeing 757-204 registration G-BYAG, was damaged beyond economical repair and scrapped.
The body that was responsible for the investigation of the crash, the Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC), concluded that the crash had been caused by destabilized approach, loss of external reference and loss of automatic height callouts while landing in Girona.
Text from Wikipedia, “Britannia Airways Flight 226A”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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