Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 December 1956
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.3
Owner/operator: Avro
Registration Number: WR970
Location: near Foolow –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Stall warning systemStall warning system
Category: Accident
A Shackleton aircraft, maintained at Woodford for stall-warning development, spiralled downwards and crashed.A Shackleton aircraft, maintained at Woodford for stall-warning development, spiralled downwards and crashed.
Description
The aircraft spiralled to the ground and crashed. The Shackleton was being maintained at Woodford for stall-warning development.
Source of Information
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Stall warning system malfunction.Stall warning system malfunction.Share on:
