Incident Avro 504K ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352259
 
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Date:Thursday 9 September 1920
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic A504 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 504K
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:El Bosque -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:El Bosque/Escuela de Aviación
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The "Avro de 110 caballos" crashed on landing. Ten Federico Barahoa was injured and transported to hospital. Aircraft reported as "completely destroyed".

Note: also noted as the first accident of a EAM DH.9, see accident notes of a DH.9 on 29 DEC 1920;
according to Scramble, Avro 504 N°76 w/o 3 JAN 21 and N°78 w/o 12 JUL 21-> but Avro "76 Esmeralda" (photo), "74" (78 ?) and "81" reported on raid Santiago-Talca-Santiago, 29 DEC 1922 (L.N. 30 DEC 22)

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 10 September 1920, p10 ("Avro de 110 caballos")/11 September 1920, p11 ("Avro")

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Mar-2024 16:09 TB Added
06-Mar-2024 16:20 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2024 16:20 TB Updated [Phase]
07-Mar-2024 13:05 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
11-Mar-2024 07:58 TB Updated [Narrative]

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