Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 November 1967
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.3
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WR976
Location: 352 km SW off Newquay, UK –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude and control while participating in low-level anti-submarine exercises, resulting in a crash into the sea.A commercial aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of altitude and control while participating in low-level anti-submarine exercises, resulting in a crash into the sea.
Description
Stalled and crashed into the sea during low-level anti-submarine exercises.
Source of Information
http://www.vpinternational.ca, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?10442-Shackleton-crash-18-Nov-1967http://www.vpinternational.ca, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?10442-Shackleton-crash-18-Nov-1967Primary Cause
Loss of control due to unexpected turbulence or adverse weather conditions during low-level maneuvers.Loss of control due to unexpected turbulence or adverse weather conditions during low-level maneuvers.Share on:
