SAS CRJ9 near Glasgow on Apr 18th 2013, loss comm intercepted by fighter aircraft

Last Update: April 19, 2013 / 14:18:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-2533

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
OY-KFH

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Canadair CRJ-900, registration OY-KFH performing flight SK-2533 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Birmingham,EN (UK) with 72 people on board, was enroute over the North Sea about to report on Scottish Center, when radio communication was lost. After the aircraft made an unforeseen turn near Newcastle, two Typhoon fighters were launched to intercept the Canadair. After the fighters reached the CRJ, radio communication was restored and the CRJ-900 diverted to Glasgow Prestwick,SC (UK) for a safe landing at Prestwick escorted by the fighter aircraft. The aircraft was instructed to stop on runway 21 until declared safe.

A listener on frequency reported hearing the SAS crew complaining "we missed a frequency and someone pushed the big red button, what do we do now?"
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Flight number
SK-2533

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
OY-KFH

Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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