Mossburn – Roxburgh

On February 26, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Mossburn – Roxburgh experienced a crash involving Miles M.57 Aerovan, operated by Hewett Aviation, with the event recorded near Ranfurly Otago Regional Council.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot, sole on board, was performing a cargo flight from Mossburn to Roxburgh. While approaching Roxburgh Airfield, he was forced to divert because the airport was already closed to trafic. Few minutes later, due to fuel exhaustion, he decided to attempt an emergency landing in a farmland located in Ranfurly. While the airplane was damaged beyond repair in the accident, the pilot was uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-AWW, MSN 6427, year of manufacture 1947.