A 2001 cargo flight crashed into a Scottish firth after ice paralyzed its engines
A routine mail flight turned into a desperate survival mission when a heavy accumulation of ice caused both engines to fail over the freezing waters of the Scottish coast.
In February 2001, Loganair Flight 670A departed Edinburgh carrying tons of mail. Shortly after takeoff, a massive buildup of snow and ice was sucked into the engines, causing a total loss of power. The pilots were forced to attempt a daring water landing in the pitch-black darkness of the Firth of Forth.
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