Beschrijving:
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: | |
| Datum: | maandag 9 augustus 1948 |
| Tijd: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC |
| Registratie: | ZK-AOE |
| Constructienummer: | 33131/16383 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1945 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Rununder Point ( Nieuw-Zeeland)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE/NZWB), Nieuw-Zeeland |
| Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP), Nieuw-Zeeland |
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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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport en Paraparaumu Airport bedraagt 116 km (72 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
De afstand tussen Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport en Paraparaumu Airport bedraagt 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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