AEROPLANE MISHAP
PILOT DIES IN HOSPITAL. (Pur United Press Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH, December'3l. . The latest .information regarding the Avro accident is that when near Motonau; 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 moke as good a landing as attempting to avoid this gully, lost flying speed, and as a result the machine stalled and fell—probably 30ft or 40ft; .An examination of the machine after the accident showed it had nose-dived to the ground. The aeroplane was very badly /mashed. No one actually saw the crash, for when near the ground the aeroplane was hidden from the view of those watching it by a belt of trees. An examination of the engine showed that it had developed trouble. It is thought that if the aeroplane had rot lost flying power the pilot could have carried on past the gully and made, a good landing. Lieutenant Grout died in hospital last night.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18443, 3 January 1922, Page 2
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