GAF Nomad N.24 crash, Aug 6, 1976 (2 killed), Avalon Vict...
GAF Nomad N.24 accident on August 6, 1976 near Avalon Victoria, Australia with 2 fatalities. Cause: The simplified design criterion used to justify...
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Aircraft: GAF Nomad N.24
- Location: Avalon Victoria, Australia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The simplified design criterion used to justify freedom from flutter was not valid for a design with tab trailing edge T strips.
The prototype GAF Nomad N24 crashed shortly after takeoff from Avalon, Victoria, during a test flight of tailplane modifications. The pilot was killed, an observer died two days later, and the flight test engineer was seriously injured.