ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238016
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| Date: | Monday 21 April 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Allison Alco Junior |
| Owner/operator: | John Allison |
| Registration: | Unreg |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Rotorua Aerodrome, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Rotorua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft a single-seat, high-wing monoplane produced in kitset form by Allison Aircraft Co, USA. Built in Ohope, Whakatane, by John Allison, Vic Allen and Sam Armstrong. First flown on 30 Mar 1930, at Ohope.
On Easter Monday 1930, Allison flew from Whakatane to an air pageant at Rotorua Aerodrome, circled the aerodrome on arrival around 11:45am, but then crashed into scrub while on approach. He later stated that he had been overcome by cramp.
The undercarriage and propellor were damaged, Allison escaped uninjured.
Sources:
1. www.all-aero.com/index.php/44-planes-a-b-c/812-alco-junior
2. Don Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies, Thermalart Productions.
3. New Zealand Herald, 1 April 1930
4. New Zealand Herald, 22 April 1930.
5. AHSNZ, 1984, Journal, Vol 27 No 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2020 06:51 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 26-Jan-2022 09:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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