ASN Aircraft accident Avro Shackleton T.4 VP259 Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS)
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Date:Friday 10 January 1958
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic SHAC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro Shackleton T.4
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VP259
MSN:
First flight: 1950
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) E of Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Shackleton was engaged in Maritime Operational Training Unit (MOTU) training flights. The aircraft was flying night-time approaches at RAF Kinloss. During one of the circuits the Shackleton flew the pattern too high. It then flew into Haldon Hill, which was obscured by low clouds.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» E-mail from Tony Cunnane, 18-10-2006
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance


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accident date: 10-01-1958
type: Avro Shackleton T.4
registration: VP259
 

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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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