Kinloss - Kinloss

On August 31, 1967 at 03:37 AM, Kinloss - Kinloss experienced a crash involving Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic, operated by French Navy, with the event recorded near Mt Prins Karls Forland Svalbard.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 11, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was engaged in a NATO exercise over the north of Europe. Shortly after midnight, the crew informed ground about his position. While cruising by night and limited visibility, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Prins Karls Forland at a speed of 320 km/h in a slight nose-up attitude, in the west part of Svalbard archipelago. The wreckage was spotted by the crew of a Norwegian Air Force HU-16 Albatross a day later about 500 feet below the summit. All 11 crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 39/F-XCVB, MSN 39.