STINSON AIR CRASH.
Story of Survivor. Press Association —Copyright. Brisbane, March 31. Giving evidence at the inquiry into the Stinson air crash on February 19, the survivor, John Seymour Proud, expressed the opinion that the accident was due to an error of judgment of one or other of the pilots. The Stinson was flying at about 1000 feet through rain beneath the clouds, said Proud. The plane was rolling erratically, when suddenly the ground and trees seemed to rise ahead. “The thought flashed through my mind,” he said, "that we were in for a crash. The next instant we did crash.
"My opinion is that the pilot did not allow sufficient margin to clear the sudden rise of the Macpherson Range over which we were attempting to climb. We should have had a greater margin of elevation.’’
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 396, 1 April 1937, Page 5
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137STINSON AIR CRASH. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 396, 1 April 1937, Page 5
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