Kinloss - Kinloss

On January 10, 1958 at 10:00 PM, Kinloss - Kinloss experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Kinloss Moray (Elginshire).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 22.2%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a night training mission at RAF Kinloss. After completing several manoeuvres in the area, the crew started a descent to the airbase when the instructor decided to abandon the approach and attempted a go around. Few minutes later, in limited visibility, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located five miles east of the airfield. Four crew members were injured and three other were unhurt. Unfortunately, the captain and one student pilot were killed. Source: http://tonycunnane.uk/page-261.html

Aircraft reference details include registration VP259, year of manufacture 1950.