ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274599
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1921 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | New Zealand Aerial Transport Co |
| Registration: | G-EAIX |
| MSN: | AAEC.3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hastings, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hastings |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Failed to gain height on test flight and dived into ground while trying to return to base.
This aircraft one of four imported into Australia by the Australian Aircraft & Engineering Co Ltd. This aircraft exported to New Zealand in December 1920 and arrived there early 1921.
This aircraft allocated UK registration G-EAIX in 1919 - apparently ntu. Supposedly re-registered G-AUIX, but aircraft never carried any registration markings. For sake of clarity, UK registration is used.
Note: Reference 2 suggests this aircraft was c/n AAEC.6, but this was not registered G-AUCE until 28 June 1921, sixteen days after the crash!
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1978, Journal, Vol 21 No 3 - NZ Aerial Transport Co
2. AHSNZ, 1983, Journal, Vol 26 No 2 - New Zealand Avro Associations
3. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/prod_civil.html - Avro 504K
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2022 22:18 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 23-Jan-2022 22:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2022 08:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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