ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202706
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 30 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro 631 Cadet |
| Owner/operator: | Major John Edward Durrant Shaw |
| Registration: | G-ABVV |
| MSN: | 589 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Welburn Hall, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Welburn Hall, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered (C of R 3698) 5.4.32 as G-ABVV to Major John Edward Durrant Shaw, Wellbourn Hall, Kirkbyside, North Yorkshire. C of A 3411 issued 28.5.32.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 30.5.39: Avro Cadet G-ABVV was giving an air-tow to a Slingsby Gull glider, BGA349. On take off from Welburn Hall (Major Shaw's airstrip) the tug pilot got his aircraft out of position, this resulted in the glider rising too high and the tail of the tug aircraft being lifted with it. The end result was it caused both aircraft become uncontrollable and they both dived into the ground soon after. Pilot of Avro Cadet G-ABVV - Montagu Scott McMurdo (aged 42) - killed. The pilot of Slingsby Gull BGA.349 - Angus Oastler Pick (aged 31) was also killed.
Registration of Avro Cadet G-ABVV was belatedly cancelled by the Air Ministry ("Cancellation by Secretary of State, Air Ministry") on 1.12.46 after post war census of all surviving pre-war aircraft.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABVV.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A3.html
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
5. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/abvv.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2017 21:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Dec-2017 21:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2017 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation