EI-BBY

On September 30, 1977 at 12:00 AM, EI-BBY experienced a crash involving Bristol Britannia, operated by Interconair - Irish Intercon Cattle Meats, with the event recorded near Shannon Munster.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Shannon Airport runway 24, at an altitude of 300 feet, the crew encountered severe vibrations. The captain decided to initiate a go-around but the aircraft continued to descent until it struck the ground short of runway threshold. Upon impact, the right wing and the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft came to rest in flames in a pasture. All six occupants escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EI-BBY, MSN 13455, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.7059°, -8.9002°.