Crash of a Dornier DO.28D-1 Skyservant in Mossel Bay

Date & Time: May 16, 1988
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28D Skyservant
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-PRW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4028
YOM:
1969
Location:
Mossel Bay
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant's fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth off Mossel Bay

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Registration:
1410
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7106
YOM:
1935
Location:
Mossel Bay
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea some 86 km south of Mossel Bay. The pilot, sole on board, was rescued.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
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