Avro 504 crash, Mar 17, 1936, Alton Barnes AFB Wiltshire
Avro 504 accident on March 17, 1936 near Alton Barnes AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was too low on final approach..
- Date: March 17, 1936
- Aircraft: Avro 504
- Location: Alton Barnes AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft was too low on final approach.
During a training flight from Alton Barnes, the aircraft was too low on final approach and struck the ground short of the runway. It lost its undercarriage, overturned and was destroyed. The pilot was injured.