No engine failure in Glasgow police helicopter, say investigators

Investigators have found no initial evidence of engine or gearbox failure in their probe into the police helicopter crash in Glasgow which claimed nine lives.

In a special bulletin, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said “all significant components were present” at the time the two-engined Eurocopter EC135 helicopter crashed through the roof of The Clutha Bar on the night of November 29.