Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Apr 30, 1990 (10 killed), Tarb...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on April 30, 1990 near Tarbert (Harris Island), Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled...
- Date: April 30, 1990
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Tarbert (Harris Island), Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The Board of Inquiry could not establish why, but concluded the aircraft was flown below a safe altitude in unsuitable weather.
Avro Shackleton AEW2 WR965 of No. 8 Squadron RAF, flying from RAF Lossiemouth to Benbecula, struck high ground at Maodal near Northton on the Isle of Harris on 30 April 1990. All ten crew were killed, including the squadron commanding officer, and the aircraft was destroyed.