| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 21, 1961 |
| Time: | 1155 |
| Location: | Mt Ruapehu, North Island, New Zealand |
| Operator: | Bay of Plenty Airways |
| Flight #: | 92 |
| Route: | Wellington - Rotorua - Tauranga. |
| AC Type: | Aero Commander 680F |
| Registration: | ZK-BWA |
| cn / ln: | 437-109 |
| Aboard: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:5 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The pilot flew too close to the summit of Mt Ruapehu and due either to turbulence or some pilot maneuver, the starboard propeller struck a rock outcrop on the mountain, bending the blade tips forward and causing vibration, which weakened the wing and led to its rapid structural failure of the aircraft. |
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