2018 Leicester helicopter crash
G-VSKP, the aircraft involved, in August 2016 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 October 2018 |
| Summary | Loss of yaw control due to tail rotor control linkage failure |
| Site | Leicester, England 52°37′07″N 1°08′27″W / 52.61861°N 1.14083°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Leonardo AW169 |
| Operator | Amadeus Aviation |
| Registration | G-VSKP |
| Flight origin | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England |
| Destination | London Luton Airport, Luton, England |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Passengers | 4 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 4 |
On 27 October 2018, a Leonardo AW169 helicopter crashed shortly after take-off from Leicester City's King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, while en route to Luton Airport. All people on board—the pilot and four passengers, including club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha—were killed in the crash. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch attributed the crash to a loss of yaw control owing to a failure of the tail rotor control linkage.