Gan - Singapore

On November 4, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Gan - Singapore experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Indian Ocean All World.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 72.7%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 feet over the Indian Ocean on a flight from Gan AFB (Maldivian Islands) to Singapore-Changi Airport, the crew informed ATC that the propeller on the engine number four oversped and that he was unable to feather it. Few minutes later, the engine number four caught fire and eventually detached. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when control was lost. During an uncontrolled descent, the aircraft broke in three and crashed into the sea. The crew of the frigate HMS Ajax arrived on the scene six hours later and its crew was able to evacuate three survivors while eight other occupants were killed. Those killed were: F/Lt K. Blake, pilot, F/O R. K. Bungay, pilot, F/Lt K. M. Greatorex, navigator, P/O D. Love, navigator, F/Lt I. B. Stanley, air electric operator, F/S R. N. Adams, air electric operator, F/S R. G. Rees, air electric operator, Sgt D. H. Morgan, air signaller.

Aircraft reference details include registration WL786, year of manufacture 1953.