Sumburgh Airport
On 31 July 1979, Dan Air fixed wing aircraft crashed attempting to take off from Sumburgh Airport. The flight was returning Brent Field workers to Aberdeen. There were 17 fatalities. The aircraft was an ex Aerolineas Argentinas HS 748 manufactured in 1962. The main cause was found to be a faulty gust lock.The co-pilot was found to have tranquilisers in his system. It is not known if he was in control as he had less than 100 hours on this type of aircraft.