Narrative:
Takeoff from Woodbourne AFB (BHE) was at 08:30 local time, and at 08:38 the pilot reported they were overhead the Wairau river mouth and tracking for Paraparaumu (PPQ). A few minutes later the aircraft crashed at Rununder Point, just to the north-east of Port Underwood on the South Island coast.
accident date: 09-08-1948
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: ZK-AOE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 August 1948 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC |
| Registration: | ZK-AOE |
| MSN: | 33131/16383 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rununder Point ( New Zealand)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE/NZWB), New Zealand |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP), New Zealand |
Takeoff from Woodbourne AFB (BHE) was at 08:30 local time, and at 08:38 the pilot reported they were overhead the Wairau river mouth and tracking for Paraparaumu (PPQ). A few minutes later the aircraft crashed at Rununder Point, just to the north-east of Port Underwood on the South Island coast.
Photos
accident date: 09-08-1948
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: ZK-AOE
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport to Paraparaumu Airport as the crow flies is 116 km (72 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport to Paraparaumu Airport as the crow flies is 116 km (72 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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