Ohakea - Ohakea
Flight / Schedule
Ohakea - Ohakea
Aircraft
Lockheed PV-1 VenturaRegistration
NZ4573
MSN
6203
Year of Manufacture
1944
Operator
Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAFDate
February 28, 1946 at 07:10 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Meteorological / Weather
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Tararua Mountain Range Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council)
Region
Oceania • New Zealand
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On February 28, 1946 at 07:10 AM, Ohakea - Ohakea experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Tararua Mountain Range Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council).
The flight was categorized as meteorological / weather and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a meteorological survey mission and left Ohakea AFB at 0700LT. Ten minutes later, while cruising in the Waitohu Valley in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Tararua Mountain Range. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 4 crew members was found. On March 19, 1949, walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in a wooded area located near Otaki. Crew: F/Lt Walter Jacobs, F/Lt Sydney Langton, W/O Hedley Newell, AC1 Anthony Hayhurst.
Aircraft reference details include registration NZ4573, MSN 6203, year of manufacture 1944.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was engaged in a meteorological survey mission and left Ohakea AFB at 0700LT. Ten minutes later, while cruising in the Waitohu Valley in poor weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Tararua Mountain Range. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 4 crew members was found. On March 19, 1949, walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in a wooded area located near Otaki. Crew: F/Lt Walter Jacobs, F/Lt Sydney Langton, W/O Hedley Newell, AC1 Anthony Hayhurst.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ohakea - Ohakea
Operator
Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAFFlight Type
Meteorological / Weather
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Oceania • New Zealand
Aircraft Details
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