Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair crash, Dec 30, 1989, Milfo...
Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair accident on December 30, 1989 near Milford Sound, Southland Regional Council, New Zealand with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: December 30, 1989
- Aircraft: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair
- Location: Milford Sound, Southland Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Neither pilot saw the other aircraft in time. Contributing factors were restricted forward vision from the cockpit, poor look-out, high traffic density and an unplanned merge of two traffic streams after a weather-forced route change.
A Cessna 207 Skywagon of Milford Sound Scenic Flights was involved in a mid air collision over Milford Sound with a second Cessna 207 on a charter flight to Queenstown. The pilot managed an emergency landing and all five people on board survived. The aircraft was destroyed.