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| Date: | xx Jul 1914 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss Model D |
| Owner/operator: | Guipan Chen |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
Trial flight of a new Curtiss Pusher plane ended in tragedy when it crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot Guipan CHEN was killed. He was the second Chinese victim of airplane accident. Date recorded as July 1914 by Ma (1990), as August 1914 by Jiang (2009), and as 1915/01/17 by Andersson.
Sources:
Jiang, D. 2009. A few problems that shall be clarified. Aerospace Knowledge, 2009(9). (in Chinese)
Ma, Y. 1990. Analysis of the early serious aviation accidents in China. Jiangsu Aviation, 1990(03): 22, 25-26. (in Chinese)
http://www.artiklar.z-bok.se/AccidentsSouthChina.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 14:17 | RDV | Added |
| 19-Sep-2024 13:38 | RDV | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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