Avro 616 Avian IVM

Historical safety data and incident record for the Avro 616 Avian IVM aircraft.

Safety Rating

10/10

Total Incidents

15

Total Fatalities

7

Incident History

Southern Cross Aviation Service

Waimate Canterbury Regional Council

The pilot, sole on board, was forced to make an emergency landing in a field located in Willowbridge, southeast of Waimate. He was unhurt while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Cape Breton Flying Club

Sydney Nova Scotia

The student pilot was performing a circular training flight at Sydney Airport. For unknown reason, the pilot made a hard landing. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was unhurt.

Cape Breton Flying Club

Sydney Nova Scotia

The crew was performing a circular training flight over Sydney, Nova Scotia. On approach, crew encountered unknown problems and was forced to make an emergency landing. Aircraft crash landed in Reserve Mines, less than one mile from the airport. While both occupants were injured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Cape Breton Flying Club

New Glasgow Nova Scotia

On landing, an undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. Both occupants were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

February 1, 1936 2 Fatalities

Private British

Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke) Merseyside

Ten minutes after takeoff from Liverpool-Speke Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Mersey, off Wallasey. Both occupants were killed.

Cirrus Hermes Engineering Company

Italy All Italy

The pilot S. P. Jackson, sole on board, departed Croydon October 18 on a flight to Australia. Five days later, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Italy. The pilot was rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Cape Breton Flying Club

Sydney Nova Scotia

The crew was performing a local training flight over the Sydney area. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

June 6, 1933 2 Fatalities

Charles Richard Vernon Pugh

Skegness Lincolnshire

Shortly after takeoff from Skegness Aerodrome, while climbing, the pilot initiated a turn when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed. Crew: Hubert Bentinck Chantrey, pilot. Passenger; Vera Emily Field.

Brandon Aero Association

Brandon Manitoba

Shortly after takeoff from Brandon Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and and crashed in a pasture, bursting into flames. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

April 12, 1933 1 Fatalities

Edward William Lancaster

Tanezrouft Desert Adrar

The pilot departed London on a solo flight to South Africa with several en route stops. In the evening, he departed Reggane on a leg to Gao, Mali. About an hour into the flight, while cruising at night, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed some 275 km south of Reggane, in the Tanezrouft Desert. As the airplane failed to arrive in Gao, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended as no trace of the airplane nor the pilot was found. On February 10, 1962, a French military patrol found the wreckage that and the dead body of the pilot that was mummified. In 1975, the wreckage was transferred to the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. It was later determined that the pilot survived the accident but died 8 days later of hunger and thirst.

August 12, 1932 2 Fatalities

F. B. Taylor

Gulf of Martaban All Myanmar

The crew (G. W. Salt and F. B. Taylor) departed Mawlamyine on a flight to Yangon. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Martaban. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.

Brantford-Norfolk Aero Club

Brantford Ontario

Upon landing, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Ottawa Flying Club

Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier Ontario

Shortly after takeoff from Ottawa Airport, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Ottawa Flying Club

Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier Ontario

Shortly after takeoff from Ottawa Airport, the rudder jammed. The aircraft became uncontrollable so the crew bailed out. Out of control, the airplane crashed in a field and was destroyed. Both crew members were uninjured.

Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company

Miramichi-Chatham New Brunswick

During the takeoff roll, the crew saw the presence of people walking on the runway. The pilot decided to expedite the takeoff. Shortly after rotation, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed. Both occupants were injured.

Safety Profile

Reliability

Reliable

This rating is based on historical incident data and may not reflect current operational safety.

Primary Operators (by incidents)

Cape Breton Flying Club4
Ottawa Flying Club2
Brandon Aero Association1
Brantford-Norfolk Aero Club1
Charles Richard Vernon Pugh1
Cirrus Hermes Engineering Company1
Edward William Lancaster1
F. B. Taylor1
Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company1
Private British1