Aden - Aden

On April 8, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Aden - Aden experienced a crash involving Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Aden-Khormaksar 'Adan (<U+0639><U+062F><U+0646>).

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Aden-Khormaksar Airport, while completing a local training flight, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea some 800 meters short of runway threshold. All five crew members were injured and evacuated while the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration XM288, MSN 542, year of manufacture 1958.