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10/06/2014
Inquest Opens Into 2011 Cork Airport Crash
An inquest has opened into a plane crash at Cork Airport that killed six people in 2011.
The crash happened on the 10 February when a 19-seater Metroliner aircraft crashed at Cork Airport on its third attempt to land in dense fog. The flight had arrived from Belfast and was carrying 10 passengers and 2 crew.
The inquest into the crash began this morning and will hear from survivors of the crash and members of the emergency crews that responded.
A previously published report from the Air Accident Investigation Unit highlighted "insufficient consideration of weather conditions" by the crew.
The inquest is expected to last for two days.
(MH/CD)
The crash happened on the 10 February when a 19-seater Metroliner aircraft crashed at Cork Airport on its third attempt to land in dense fog. The flight had arrived from Belfast and was carrying 10 passengers and 2 crew.
The inquest into the crash began this morning and will hear from survivors of the crash and members of the emergency crews that responded.
A previously published report from the Air Accident Investigation Unit highlighted "insufficient consideration of weather conditions" by the crew.
The inquest is expected to last for two days.
(MH/CD)
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