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| Date: | Sunday 19 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 616 Avian IVM |
| Owner/operator: | Floyd Robert Glass |
| Registration: | CF-CFA |
| MSN: | 65257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prince Albert Airport, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prince Albert Airport, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (YPA/CYPA) |
c/no 65257 Avro 616 Avian IVM: Built by Ottawa Car Manufacturing in 1936/37. Registered as CF-CFA [C of R 1716] 17.6.36 to Dept of National Defence; operated by Saskatoon Flying Club, Saskatoon. Re-registered [C of R 2417] 14.4.39 to Floyd Robert Glass, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when a passenger accidentally advanced the throttle while the aircraft was on the ground, aircraft taxied into fence at Prince Albert Airport, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan 19.5.40
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/avian.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-4.html
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/Civil_prewar_2.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Glass
5. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9VG6-5CH/floyd-robert-glass-1893-1977
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_(Glass_Field)_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2022 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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