Manx Airlines Flight Crash Near Winter Hill (G-AICS)

Incident Overview and Casualties On a scheduled flight from Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man to Ringway Airport in Manchester, a Manx Airlines Ltd aircraft departed at 0915 local time. The aircraft was carrying 39 passengers and a crew of 3. At approximately 0945 local time, the aircraft crashed near the summit of Winter Hill. The impact destroyed the aircraft and resulted in the deaths of 35 of the 42 people on board. All five crew members survived the crash but sustained serious injuries. ## Official Findings The official investigation attributed the accident to an error by the first officer, who tuned the radio compass to Oldham Beacon instead of Wigan Beacon. A contributory cause was identified as the captain's failure to verify that the radio compass was tuned to the correct beacon.