Gibraltar - Gibraltar

On August 12, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Gibraltar - Gibraltar experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Gibraltar All United Kingdom.

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

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Gibraltar Airport, while completing a local training sortie, the aircraft was too low and hit the runway surface, causing the undercarriage to be sheared off. The pilot-in-command attempted a go around and later decided to ditch the aircraft offshore. The airplane came to rest into the sea and was lost while all occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP283, year of manufacture 1951.