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| Date: | xx Mar 1924 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro 504K |
| Owner/operator: | NZPAF |
| Registration: | H1964 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wigram AFB, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Christchurch |
Ex-RAF H1964; Imperial Gift Aircraft arrived in New Zealand in July-August 1920. To Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Company Ltd. Converted to 3 seater 9.1.22. Registered as G-NZAG on 28.2.22. To NZPAF in June 1923 when the company was taken over by the Government. Reverted to serial number H1964.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) after making a forced landing in a field near Wigram Aerodrome. Aircraft ran across the field, through a fence and rolled into a gully. Pilot slightly injured, passenger uninjured.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-NZ.html
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzavro504.htm
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=87:register-new-zealand
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-504k-christchurch
5. AHSNZ, 1983, Journal, Vol 26 No 2 - New Zealand Avro Associations
6. AHSNZ, 1980, New Zealand Military Aircraft and Serial Numbers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2009 21:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jun-2009 21:18 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2013 03:03 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2014 21:25 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 29-Dec-2017 22:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Jan-2022 22:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2023 02:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 06:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Nov-2023 12:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, ] |
| 26-Nov-2023 08:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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