Avro 616 Avian IVM
Safety Rating
10/10Total Incidents
15
Total Fatalities
7
Incident History
Southern Cross Aviation Service
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
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
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
On landing, an undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. Both occupants were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Private British
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
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
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.
Charles Richard Vernon Pugh
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
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.
Edward William Lancaster
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.
F. B. Taylor
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
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
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
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
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.
