- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 23, 1948 |
Time: | 1415 |
Location: | Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand |
Operator: | New Zealand National Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Palmerston - Hamilton |
AC Type: | Lockheed 10A Electra |
Registration: | ZK-AGK |
cn / ln: | 1128 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:10 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed 700 feet from the summit of a mountain while en route in low visibility. Lack of navigational aids in the area contributed to the accident cause. |
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