Irish Sea Ditching After Simultaneous Engine Failure (XR444)

Incident Overview and Immediate Response During a liaison flight over the Irish Sea, an aircraft experienced a simultaneous stoppage of all four engines. The flight crew reduced the aircraft's altitude and executed a ditching in the sea. All 11 occupants on board were quickly rescued. The aircraft was subsequently recovered from the water and assessed as a total loss, resulting in it being written off. ## Official Findings The official investigation reported that the incident occurred because the wing fuel tanks had not been selected. This configuration error caused the engines to be starved of fuel, leading to the simultaneous engine failure that forced the crew to ditch the aircraft.