Avro 504 crash, Oct 17, 1928, Point Cook (Melbourne) Vict...
Avro 504 accident on October 17, 1928 near Point Cook (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Struck a concealed tree stump during a...
- Date: October 17, 1928
- Aircraft: Avro 504
- Location: Point Cook (Melbourne) Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck a concealed tree stump during a forced landing practice.
Cadet H. O. Woodhouse was practising forced landings in a paddock near Point Cook when the RAAF Avro 504 struck a concealed tree stump and overturned. He was slightly hurt and the aircraft was judged unrepairable.