Descripción:
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
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 9 agosto 1948 |
| Hora: | 08:45 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Operador: | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC |
| Registración: | ZK-AOE |
| Numéro de série: | 33131/16383 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1945 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Rununder Point ( Nueva Zelanda)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE/NZWB), Nueva Zelanda |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP), Nueva Zelanda |
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.
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accident date: 09-08-1948
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: ZK-AOE
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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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