- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | July 31, 1979 |
Time: | 1601 |
Location: | Off Sumburgh, Shetlands, Scotland |
Operator: | Dan Air Services |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-1 |
Registration: | G-BEKF |
cn / ln: | 1542 |
Aboard: | 47 (passengers:44 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 17 (passengers:15 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into the sea after overrunning the runway while taking off. Locked condition of the elevators which prevented the rotation of the aircraft into a flying attitude. Gust lock became re-engaged during pre- flight check. |
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