Bombardier DHC-8 incident near Edinburgh, Gb, July 21, 2011
On July 21, 2011 at about 10:30 am local time, a Bombardier DHC-8, registered GECOF, was involved in an incident near Edinburgh. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 2011 · about 10:30 am local time
- Place
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bombardier DHC-8 402 · all DHC-8s on the register
- Registration
- GECOF · no longer on the register · serial 4216
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On July 21, 2011, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registration G-ECOF), operated by Flybe Ltd., en route from Newquay to Edinburgh, UK, received a forward baggage bay smoke indication while at FL240. A PAN was declared and following an uneventful landing in Edinburgh the passengers were evacuated on the taxiway. No indication of fire or smoke was found during aircraft inspection. The incident is being investigated by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). All requests for information should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department for Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Tel.: (44) 1252 510300 Fax: (44) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of the United Kingdom.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Flybe Ltd
The flight
- Departed from: EGHQ Newquay
- Destination: EGPH Edinburgh
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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