| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | July 03, 1963 |
| Time: | 0909 |
| Location: | Mt. Ngatamahinerua, New Zealand |
| Operator: | New Zealand National Airways |
| Flight #: | 441 |
| Route: | Auckland - Whenuapai - Tauranga |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | ZK-AYZ |
| cn / ln: | 15204/26889 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed while on a descent to Tauranga the aircraft experienced heavy rain, turbulence and extreme downdrafts on the lee side of a mountain. The plane crashed into the Kaimai Range at 2,460 ft., just 300 feet below the nearest summit. Premature descent by the pilot-in-command. Misleading forcast. Lack of DME equipment at the airport. |
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