THE AVRO SMASH.
DEATH OF THE PILOT. FURTHER DETAILS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Dec. 31. Lieutenant Grant, who was injured when the aeroplane crashed at Motunu, died in hospital last night. The latest information regarding the Avro accident is that when near Motunu the machine was seen by residents to be travelling slowly but at a good height. When above a gully something apparently went wrong with the engine, and the pilot glided down to make as good a landing as possible. It is thought the pilot in attempting to avoid this gully lost flying speed, and as a result the machine stalled and fell, ppobably thirty or forty feet. Examination of the machine after the accident showed that it had nose-dived to the ground. It was very badly smashed. No one actually saw the crash, for when near the ground the aeroplane was hidden from view of those watching it by a belt of trees. Examination of the‘engine shows that it had developed trouble. It is thought that if the aeroplane had not lost flying power Grant could have carried on pturt the gully and made a good landing.
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Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1922, Page 5
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190THE AVRO SMASH. Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1922, Page 5
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