| - | 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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