De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth crash, Aug 25, 1948 (1 killed)
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth accident on August 25, 1948 near Oamaru Otago Regional Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft went out...
- Date: August 25, 1948
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
- Location: Oamaru Otago Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft went out of control while flying in fog.
A privately owned de Havilland DH 80 Puss Moth flying from Invercargill to Christchurch crashed into the sea near the Waitaki River mouth, northeast of Oamaru, on 25 August 1948 in fog. The pilot and owner, A. J. McIntosh, was killed, and his body was found on a beach a week later.