De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Oct 26, 1957, San Sebast...
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on October 26, 1957 near San Sebastian Basque Country, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: Brake failure on landing..
- Date: October 26, 1957
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: San Sebastian Basque Country, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Brake failure on landing.
An Aviaco de Havilland Heron on a scheduled flight from Madrid to San Sebastian overran the runway after brake failure on landing. It left the airport and came to rest in a slough in the Bidassoa estuary, about 20 meters beyond the airport limits. No one was killed, and the aircraft was destroyed.