Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Jan 10, 1964, Inverness Invern...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on January 10, 1964 near Inverness Inverness-shire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: January 10, 1964
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Inverness Inverness-shire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Kinloss on a flight to Belfast, the number three engine overspeed and caught fire. The engine later detached and the crew shut down the number four engine, then diverted toward Inverness but the aircraft crashed in a field about 4 miles southwest of the airport. All five crew members survived and were evacuated by people at a nearby event, and the aircraft was destroyed.