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AIRCRAFT DATA |
| Manufacturer: |
SIAI
Marchetti;
Sesto Calende (Lago Maggiore), Italy. |
| Model: |
FN-333
Riviera |
| Type
Certificate No: |
A-91
(RAI 1958-12-09)
7A5 (FAA 1958-12-15 ) |
| Serial
Number: |
0101 |
| Manufacturing
Date: |
1964-??-?? |
| Engine: |
Continental
IO-470-P six-cylinder, 250 hp at 2600 RPM.
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| Remarks: |
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| Reg.
No. |
Date |
Remarks |
| I-SIAO |
1964-??-?? |
Manufacturing
date. |
| 1964-04-27 |
Vergiate:
C of A issued to expire 1965-04-27. |
| 1964-07-15 |
CdN
# 6850 issued to SIAI Marchetti; Sesto Calende [Lago Maggiore],
Italy. |
| 1964-??-?? |
CdN/E
# ...../E (Export C of A) issued for export to Australia. |
| 1964-08-?? |
Ferry
flight for Australia started from Italy. Pilot: Robert "Bob"
Shute. |
| 1964-08-27 |
Arrived
at Rose Bay SPB, Sydney Harbor, Australia. |
| 1964-08-29 |
Flown
from Rose Bay SPB to Bankstown Airport. |
| 1964-??-?? |
Cancelled
from RAI. |
| VH-SAV |
1964-09-04 |
C of R issued to:
Transfield Pty Ltd.; 102 Bathurst St, North Sydney, NSW.
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| 1964-09-06 |
Public debut at an air show at Pelican Airfield, near Newcastle, NSW.
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| 1964-09-22 |
Damaged when landing gear collapsed at landing during certification
tests at maximum weight, at Bankstown Airport. Pilot Bob Shute had
a total experience of 137 hrs on FN-333 at this time, total time 3,500
hrs.
From DCA Report: "During performance tests at maximum weight,
the aircraft sank quickly when power was reduced for round-out and
struck the ground heavily, collapsing the undercarriage."
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| 1964-10-03 |
Noted at Bankstown under repair in Piper hangar.
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| 1964-12-23 |
First test flight after repairs at Piper hangar, Bankstown Airport, NSW.
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| 1965-03-14 |
Visited air show Swan Hill, Victoria.
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| 1965-03-21 |
Engine fire at Horsham, Victoria, when starting up (air show).
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| 1965-03-28 |
Visited air show Bathurst, NSW.
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| 1965-05-01 |
Visited air show Tumut, NSW.
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| 1966-11-15 |
Noted at Bankstown Airport, NSW.
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| 1967-06-?? |
Repairs on nose wheel in Simpson Aviation's hangar at Jandakot Airport, Perth. Waiting for spare
parts.
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| 1967-07-30 |
Noted at Jandakot Airport in Simpson hangar under repair for "nosewheel
problems"
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| 1967-08-?? |
Noted at Jandakot Airport.
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| 1967-08-?? |
Departed Jandakot Airport for Sydney.
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| 1968-01-03 |
Noted at Bankstown Airport, NSW. Factory color scheme.
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| 1968-09-28 |
Noted at Bankstown Airport, NSW. Factory color scheme.
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| 1971-04-?? |
Noted at Bankstown Airport, NSW. Factory color scheme.
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| 1971-09-10 |
C
of R issued to:
Piper Investments Pty Ltd.; Sydney, NSW. |
| 1972-02-?? |
Noted
at Bankstown Airport, NSW. |
| 1972-03-03 |
C
of R issued to:
R. A. Lee; Park Dale, VIC. |
| 1972-09-13 |
C
of R issued to:
Riviera Flying Group Pty Ltd.; Ringwood, Melbourne, VIC. (Ron Lee).
Also had Cessna 210D VH-UNH, then Cessna 210K VH-RTH in 1976.
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| 1972-12-?? |
Noted
at Bankstown Airport, NSW. Yellow and white paint scheme, and
"MK007" markings on fuselage. |
| 1973-01-18 |
Minor
damage in accident, Port Phillip Bay. |
| 1974-04-14 |
Visited
fly-in at Morwell, Victoria. |
| 1975-02-?? |
Noted
at Moorabbin Airport. Yellow and white paint scheme, and
"MK007" markings on fuselage. |
| 1975-07-26 |
Noted
at Moorabbin Airport. Yellow and white paint scheme, and
"MK007" markings on fuselage. |
| 1975-12-15 |
Minor
damage in accident, Brampton Island, Queensland. |
| 1976-01-15 |
C
of R issued to:
South Pacific Airways Pty Ltd.; Church Point, NSW. |
| 1976-09-01 |
Noted
at Bankstown Airport, NSW. "MK007" markings on fuselage. |
| 1977-01-?? |
Photographed
at Bankstown Airport, NSW; parked with a South Pacific Airway P166. |
| 1977-01-28 |
C
of R issued to:
Ramsay Constructions Pty Ltd.; Normanton, QLD. |
| 1978-01-?? |
Noted
at Bankstown Airport, NSW. "MK007" markings on fuselage. |
| 1980-10-24 |
Cancelled
from Australian CAR as withdrawn from use. |
| 1988-04-01 |
VH-SAV
noted at Tocumwal Aiport, NSW. |
| 2000-07-11 |
C
of R issued to (restored to Australian CAR):
Charles William Riley; PO Box 95, Tocumwal, VIC 2714.
[CofA not issued ?!]; marked "MK007" on forward fuselage. |
| 2005-01-?? |
Charles
W. Riley advises that VH-SAV is currently dismantled for rebuild and
repaint. Overhaul of I0-470P engine and propeller completed. It is
undamaged and has no corrosion, airframe time only 500 hours. |
| 2006-02-23 |
C
of R issued to:
William Riley; PO Box 775, Cobram, VIC. |
| 2006-12-04 |
C
of R issued to:
Copper Creek Pty Ltd.; PO Box 116, Tocumwal, NSW. |
| 2013-05-22 |
C
of R issued to:
Brett M. Nixon; Broome, WA. |
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Sources: |
Hendrik
van der Veen
Geoff Goodall |
