Crash of an Avro 504N at RAF Abbotsinch
Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
K2371
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Abbotsinch AFB - Abbotsinch AFB
MSN:
K2371
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from RAF Abbotsinch. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane suffered an engine failure, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest upside down. Both crewmen were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
