Avro 504 crash, Jan 27, 1926 (1 killed), Point Cook (Melb...
Avro 504 accident on January 27, 1926 near Point Cook (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia with 1 fatality. Cause: Controls jammed, causing the aircraft to...
- Date: January 27, 1926
- Aircraft: Avro 504
- Location: Point Cook (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controls jammed, causing the aircraft to spin into the sea
Pilot W. S. Hamilton, flying alone on a local training mission from Point Cook, lost control of Avro 504 A3-24 over Port Phillip Bay, and the aircraft spun into the sea. The aircraft was written off.