ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25228
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| Date: | Sunday 20 August 1922 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | Leatherhead Aviation Services |
| Registration: | G-EBAV |
| MSN: | F9873 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Slough, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hounslow Heath, Middlesex |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 504K G-EBAV built 1918 by Hewlett and Blondeau Ltd for the RAF as F9873. Purchased by Leatherhead Aviation Services and civil registered as G-EBAV on 02.01.22
It crashed on 20.08.22 near Slough, Berkshire after the pilot climbed in a wide left hand turn to a height of little over 1,000 feet, and then apparently attempted to loop the machine (reported as an Immelmann Turn). From a vertically upward position the aeroplane fell over into a spinning nose-dive from which it failed to recover. It was further reported that the pilot and the 2 passengers were seriously injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41857
2. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EBAV.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-E2.html
4. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576526
5. https://www.crossandcockade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50
6. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1922/archives/crash-of-an-avro-504-in-united-kingdom-28/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2013 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2013 01:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2013 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Damage, Narrative] |
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