VP286

On October 8, 1952 at 12:00 AM, VP286 experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Tarbat Ness Caithness.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 14, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a training sortie when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off the Tarbet Ness Lighthouse. All 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP286, year of manufacture 1951.