Aircraft and Operator
The aircraft involved was a Saab 2000, manufactured by Saab Aircraft AB, with registration HB-IZW. It was owned by Nordic Aviation Capital A/S and operated by Darwin Airline SA, based in Lugano, Switzerland, under the brand Etihad Regional. The flight number was AB 8054.
Incident Details
On 10 December 2015 at 13:21 UTC, the aircraft experienced a serious incident at a location 4.5 nautical miles east of Billund Airport (EKBI) in Denmark. The incident occurred during daylight hours; local time was 14:21 CET.
Investigation
The Danish Accident Investigation Board (AIB) was notified by the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) on 11 December 2015. In accordance with ICAO Annex 13, the Danish AIB delegated the safety investigation to the STSB, as the state of registry. The STSB appointed a non-travelling accredited representative to oversee the investigation. The STSB published Final Report No. 2342.