East Midlands – Dounreay – Lossiemouth

On May 12, 1987 at 03:46 PM, East Midlands – Dounreay – Lossiemouth experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, operated by Streamline Aviation, with the event recorded near Dounreay Caithness.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from East Midlands to Dounreay in the morning and from Dounreay to Lossiemouth in the afternoon, carrying seven passengers and a crew of two. During the takeoff roll, the airplane deviated twice to the right but the crew was able to correct. At a speed just below minimum rotate speed (101 mph), the aircraft yawed to the right, the right engine power fluctuated and a 'bang' was heard from the right side. The commander decided to abort the takeoff procedure but the remaining distance was insufficient. He veered off runway then the aircraft struck a fence, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There was no fire. All nine occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-BASU, MSN 31-7305023, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.5733°, -3.7337°.