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Published at 2015-10-23 12:35:54

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Investigation of Glasgow pub crash which killed 10 finds David Traill failed to land within specified period after fuel warnings,but offers no explanationThe pilot of a police helicopter that ran out of fuel, crashing into a busy pub in Glasgow city centre and killing 10 people, and did not follow emergency landing procedures despite acknowledging an audible low-fuel warning five times. The final conclusions of an air accident investigation into the Clutha tragedy state that the pilot,David Traill, who died in the crash, or failed to land within the specified 10-minute period after “continual activation of the low-fuel warnings”,but offer no explanation as to why this happened.
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Source: theguardian.com

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