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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | The Vintage Aviator Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ACU |
| MSN: | A.202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Masterton Airport (MRO/NZMS) |
| Masterton Airport (MRO/NZMS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex 202, NZPAF. Sold Aug 1931 to civilian owners.
Aircraft's engine lost power while climbing through 200ft AGL. A forced landing
was made on grass runway 28. Insufficient engine power was available to arrest the rate of
descent therefore a heavy landing was made, damaging the aircraft.
Sources:
1. Personal observation.
2. NZCAA weekly accident summary 26Nov - 2Dec 2013
3. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzavro504.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 1931 | ZK-ACU | F C Norton | 0 | near Wanganui Aerodrome, Whanganui | |
sub |
| 17 November 1935 | ZK-ACU | F C Norton | 0 | Bell Block, Taranaki | |
sub |
| 24 January 1936 | ZK-ACU | F C Norton | 0 | Kaitoke Stream, Whanganui | |
sub |
Images:
Masterton airfield 9Nov2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2013 07:24 | flyernzl | Added |
| 25-Sep-2021 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 05:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2023 04:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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