Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 July 1994
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.3
Owner/operator: South African Air Force – SAAF
Registration Number: 1716
Location: Western Sahara –
ÿ Western Sahara
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
The Avro Shackleton, a decommissioned SAAF airplane, was restored to flying condition and experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight from South Africa to the U.K. within ten minutes, resulting in a crash landing in the desert.The Avro Shackleton, a decommissioned SAAF airplane, was restored to flying condition and experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight from South Africa to the U.K. within ten minutes, resulting in a crash landing in the desert.
Description
The Avro Shackleton was a decommissioned SAAF airplane, restored to flying condition. En route from South Africa to the U.K. two engines on the starboard side failed within a period of just ten minutes. The aircraft descended and crash-landed in the desert.
Source of Information
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