Avro 594 Avian | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a cargo flight from Sioux Lookout to Sinclair Lake near Gogama. Upon landing on rough water, the aircraft was caught by strong winds, went out of control and sank. The pilot was injured.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IV in Tamworth: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

J. H. Bettington

Registration:

VH-UKR

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Tamworth - Tamworth

MSN:

205

YOM:

1929

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The airplane departed Tamworth for a local flight. The pilot was completing aerobatics when the propeller detached. He lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield. Both occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Loss of control after the propeller detached in flight.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in Stamford Hill

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

C. W. Petchell

Registration:

ZS-AAR

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

113

YOM:

1928

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Crashed in Stamford Hill while approaching Durban. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in Winnipeg

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

Registration:

G-CANL

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Winnipeg - Winnipeg

MSN:

127

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1928

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The pilot, sole on board, was performing a local training flight. On final approach, he failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the wheels contacted telephone wires. The airplane went out of control and crashed short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Probable cause:

Too low approach.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in Saint Anthony

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

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Registration:

G-CAWI

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Executive/Corporate/Business

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

105

YOM:

1928

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Saint Anthony

Newfoundland & Labrador

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Canada

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North America

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The pilot departed St Johns on a solo flight. En route, he encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near St Anthony. The pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in the Muchinga Hills

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1928

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

Henry Drummond Wolff

Registration:

G-EBVU

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Cape Town – Johannesburg – Pretoria – Livingstone – Elizabethville – Tabora

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111

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1928

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The pilot Murdoch was performing a private flight from South Africa back to England. Few minutes after his departure from Livingstone, he encountered unspecified problems when the aircraft crashed on a mountain slope located in the Muchinga Hills. The aircraft named 'John' was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian II off Ventnor

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1927 at 1630 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

Registration:

G-EBRC

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Copenhagen – Hamble

MSN:

118

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1927

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The pilot, sole on board, was returning from Copenhagen to Hamble after taking part to an airshow in Copenhagen. While approaching the British coast, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot ditched the airplane off Ventnor, Isle of Wight. The pilot was rescued and the aircraft was lost.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion due to navigational errors en route.