ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301496
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| Date: | Friday 25 January 1935 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 616 Avian IVM |
| Owner/operator: | J F Cane |
| Registration: | ZK-ABJ |
| MSN: | 386 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tararua Road airfield, Levin -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wellington, New Zealand |
c/no 386 Avro 616 Avian IVM: No UK C of A issued. Shipped to The Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd; assembled Rongotai 2.30. Regd ZK-ABJ 6.29 [sic] to A.V. Jury, Greytown.
Crashed when hit tree landing at owners property 'Willowburn', Papawai, Greytown 2.30pm 29Mar1930 @ 39hrs.
Sold to James F Cane, Masterton and rebuilt over two years; registered to him 7.6.32.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when dived in to ground from 100ft on t/off from the Tararua Road airfield, Levin, 14Jan35 @ 423.30hrs. Pilot A Greenaway, passenger J Cane. Reported rudder bar jammed.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/avian.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
4. http://taonga.nz/digitalnz/image/plane.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikanae
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2023 04:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 21-Jan-2024 10:01 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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