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and give the passengers a better view. The flight crew either was unaware of or ignored the approved route's minimum safe altitude (MSA) of 16,000 feet (4,900 m) for the approach to Mount Erebus, and 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in the sector south of Mount Erebus (and then only when the cloud base was at 7,000 feet (2,100 m) or better). Photographs and news stories from previous flights showed that many of these had been flown at levels substantially below the route's MSA. In addition, preflight briefings for previous flights had approved descents to any altitude authorised by the US ATC at McMurdo
Station. As the US ATC expected Flight 901 to follow the same route as previous flights down McMurdo Sound, and in accordance with the route waypoints previously advised by Air New Zealand to them, the ATC advised Flight 901 that it had a radar that could let them down to 1,500 feet (460 m). The radar equipment did not pick up the aircraft, however, and the crew also experienced difficulty establishing VHF communications. The
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479:(INS), and was surprised to find a large distance between the two. After his flight, Captain Simpson advised Air New Zealand's navigation section of the difference in positions. For reasons that were disputed, this triggered Air New Zealand's navigation section to update the McMurdo waypoint coordinates stored in the ground computer to correspond with the coordinates of the McMurdo TACAN beacon, despite this also not corresponding with the approved route.
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conditions, Flight 901 collided with the mountain at an altitude around 1,500 feet (460 m), on the lower slopes of the 12,448-ft-tall (3,794 m) mountain. Passenger photographs taken seconds before the collision removed all plausibility of a "flying in cloud" theory, showing perfectly clear visibility well beneath the cloud base, with landmarks 13 miles (21 km) to the left and 10 miles (16 km) to the right of the aircraft visible.
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in cargo nets under the helicopters and they were taken to McMurdo. This was doubly exhausting because we also had to wind down the personnel numbers with each helo load and that left the remaining people with more work to do. It was exhausting uncovering the bodies and loading them and dangerous, too, as debris from the crash site was whipped up by the helo rotors. Risks were taken by all those involved in this work. The civilians from
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unidentified debris along the side of Mount Erebus. No survivors could be seen. Around 9:00 am, 20 hours after the crash, helicopters with search parties managed to land on the side of the mountain. They confirmed that the wreckage was that of Flight 901 and that all 237 passengers and 20 crew members had been killed. The DC-10's altitude at the time of the collision was 1,465 feet (447 m).
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must accept, being untruthful ... they were also being singularly naive. uite apart from the mass of evidence of flights at low altitudes and the publicity given to them ... it is not conceivable that individual witnesses falsely disclaimed knowledge of low flying on previous
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Ombudsman released his report, stating that Ministry of Culture & Heritage "should have consulted more widely before forming its preference for a location," and that it "acted unreasonably in October 2019, when it failed to reply to correspondence about resource consent for the
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in London against the Court of Appeal's decision. His findings as to the cause of the accident, namely reprogramming of the aircraft's flight plan by the ground crew, who then failed to inform the flight crew, had not been challenged before the Court of Appeal, so were not challenged before the Privy
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Mahon's report, released on 27 April 1981, cleared the crew of blame for the disaster. Mahon said the single, dominant, and effective cause of the crash was Air New
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We ran out of cigarettes, a catastrophe that caused all persons, civilians and police on site, to hand in their personal supplies so we could dish them out equally and spin out the supply we had. As the weather cleared, the helos were able to get back and we then were able to hook the piles of bodies
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The fact that we all spent about a week camped in polar tents amid the wreckage and dead bodies, maintaining a 24-hour work schedule says it all. We split the men into two shifts (12 hours on and 12 off), and recovered with great effort all the human remains at the site. Many bodies were trapped
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Almost all of the aircraft's wreckage still lies where it came to rest on the slopes of Mount Erebus, as both its remote location and its weather conditions can hamper any further recovery operations. During the cold periods, the wreckage is buried under a layer of snow and ice. During warm periods,
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Collins and co-pilot Cassin had never flown to Antarctica before (while flight engineer Brooks had flown to Antarctica only once previously), but they were experienced pilots and were considered qualified for the flight. On 9 November 1979, 19 days before departure, the two pilots attended a
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containing letters written by the loved ones of those who died was placed next to the
Antarctic cross. It was originally to have been placed at the site by six relatives of the victims on the 30th anniversary of the crash, 28 November 2009, but this was delayed for two months due to bad weather. It
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on 6 June, which grounded all U.S.-registered DC-10s and forbade any foreign government that had a bilateral agreement with the United States regarding aircraft certifications from flying their DC-10s, which included Air New
Zealand's seven DC-10s. The Air New Zealand DC-10 fleet was grounded until
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item by item, including
Exhibit 164, which they said could not "be understood by any experienced pilot to be intended for the purposes of navigation" and went even further, saying there was no clear proof on which to base a finding that a plan of deception, led by the company's chief executive, had
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crashes. Chippindale's investigation techniques were revealed as lacking in rigour, which allowed errors and avoidable gaps in knowledge to appear in reports. Consequently, Chippindale entirely missed the importance of the flight-plan change and the rare meteorological conditions of
Antarctica. Had
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Zealanders, and citizens of the United States of America and other countries, who were involved in the body recovery, identification, and crash investigation phases of Operation Overdue. On 5 June 2009, the New Zealand government recognised some of the
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At 9:00 pm, about half an hour after the plane would have run out of fuel, Air New Zealand informed the press that it believed the aircraft to be lost. Rescue teams searched along the assumed flight path, but found nothing. At 12:55 am, the crew of a United States Navy aircraft discovered
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Their Lordships accept unreservedly that ... the evidence given by several of the executive pilots at the inquiry was false. But, even though false ... it cannot have formed part of a predetermined plan of deception. Those witnesses whom the Judge disbelieved on this issue were, as their Lordships
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were eating the bodies in front of us, causing us much mental anguish, as well as destroying the chances of identifying the corpses. We tried to shoo them away, but to no avail; we then threw flares, also to no avail. Because of this, we had to pick up all the bodies/parts that had been bagged and
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The flight had earlier paused during the approach to McMurdo Sound to carry out a descent, via a figure-eight manoeuvre, through a gap in the low cloud base (later estimated to be at around 2,000 to 3,000 feet (610 to 910 m)) while over water to establish visual contact with surface landmarks
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Initially, there was very little water at the site and we had only one bowl between all of us to wash our hands in before eating. The water was black. In the first days on site, we did not wash plates and utensils after eating, but handed them on to the next shift because we were unable to wash
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Flight 901 was due to arrive back at Christchurch at 6:05 pm for a stopover including refuelling and a crew change before completing the journey back to Auckland. Around 50 passengers were also supposed to disembark at Christchurch. Airport staff initially told the waiting families that the
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to whitewash the inquiry, accusing them of "an orchestrated litany of lies" by covering up evidence and lying to investigators. Mahon found that, in the original report, Chippindale had a poor grasp of the flying involved in jet-airline operation, as he (and the New Zealand CAA in general) was
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The job of individual identification took many weeks, and was largely done by teams of pathologists, dentists, and police. The mortuary team was led by Inspector Jim Morgan, who collated and edited a report on the recovery operation. Recordkeeping had to be meticulous because of the number and
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About four hours after a smooth take-off, the flight was 42 miles (68 km) away from McMurdo Station. The radio communications centre there allowed the pilots to descend to 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and to continue "visually". Air-safety regulations at the time did not allow flights to
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as the principal cause of the accident and attributed blame to the decision of Collins to descend below the customary minimum altitude level, and to continue at that altitude when the crew was unsure of the plane's position. The customary minimum altitude prohibited descent below 6,000 feet
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led to "significant land slips occurring along the cliff line," including one in the vicinity of the memorial site. The geotechnical engineering assessment undertaken concluded that "the land was unsafe to build the memorial on", forcing them to abandon the plans to build the memorial in
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announced a further one-man Royal Commission of Inquiry into the accident, to be performed by Justice Peter Mahon. This Royal Commission was initially handicapped in that the deadline was extremely short; originally set for 31 October 1980, it was subsequently extended four times.
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were in working order and able to be deciphered. Extensive photographic footage, including video, from the moments before the crash was available; being a sightseeing flight, most passengers were carrying cameras, from which the majority of the film could be developed.
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In 2008, Justice Mahon was posthumously awarded the Jim Collins Memorial Award by the New Zealand Airline Pilots Association for exceptional contributions to air safety, "in forever changing the general approach used in transport accidents investigations world wide."
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proposed memorial." Construction was halted upon the recommendation given, which "called for the ministry to resolve any grievances before construction begins." By 10 February 2023, the Ombudsman was satisfied by the actions taken to implement his recommendations.
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create 11 large piles of human remains around the crash site in order to bury them under snow to keep the birds off. To do this we had to scoop up the top layer of snow over the crash site and bury them, only later to uncover them when the weather cleared and the
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descend to lower than 6,000 ft (1,800 m), even in good weather, although Air New Zealand's own travel magazine showed photographs of previous flights clearly operating below 6,000 ft (1,800 m). Collins believed the plane was over open water.
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ZK-NZP. The 182nd DC-10 to be built, and the fourth DC-10 to be introduced by Air New Zealand, ZK-NZP was handed over to the airline on 12 December 1974 at McDonnell Douglas's Long Beach plant. It had logged more than 20,700 flight hours prior to the crash.
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The book-length poem "Erebus" by American writer Jane Summer (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015) memorialises a close friend who died in the tragedy, and in a feat of 'investigative poetry', explores the chain of flawed decisions that caused the crash.
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logo clearly visible, was found in the snow. Bodies and fragments of the aircraft were flown back to Auckland for identification. The remains of 44 of the victims were not individually identified. A funeral was held for them on 22 February 1980.
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Other files are held by Archives New Zealand at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. These include files of the Royal Commission (Agency AASJ, accession W2802) and the New Zealand Police (Agencies AAAJ, BBAN; many are restricted).
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These new coordinates changed the flight plan to track 27 miles (43 km) east of their understanding. The coordinates programmed the plane to overfly Mount Erebus, a 12,448-foot-high (3,794 m) volcano, instead of down McMurdo Sound.
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McMurdo Station attempted to contact the flight after the crash, and informed Air New Zealand headquarters in Auckland that communication with the aircraft had been lost. United States search-and-rescue personnel were placed on standby.
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In 2009, Air New Zealand's CEO Rob Fyfe apologised to all those affected who did not receive appropriate support and compassion from the company following the incident, and unveiled a commemorative sculpture at its headquarters.
1276:, an accusation which they determined was not supported by the evidence. In its judgment, delivered on 20 October 1983, the Judicial Committee therefore dismissed Mahon's appeal. Aviation researcher John King wrote in his book
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Efforts for recovery were extensive, owing in part to the pressure from Japan, as 24 passengers had been Japanese. The operation lasted until 9 December 1979, with up to 60 recovery workers on site at a time. A team of
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had acted as guides on previous flights. Hillary was scheduled to act as the guide for the fatal flight of 28 November 1979, but had to cancel because of other commitments. His long-time friend and climbing companion,
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in 1978). Also on board were First Officer Graham Neville Lucas (39) and Flight Engineer Nicholas John "Nick" Moloney (44). Flight Engineer Moloney had a total of 6,468 flight hours, including 1,700 in the DC-10.
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effectively agreed with some of the views of the minority in the Court of Appeal in concluding that Mahon had acted in breach of natural justice by finding that Air New Zealand management had been engaged in a
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after flying 5,360 miles (8,630 km). The aircraft would make a 45-minute stop at Christchurch for refuelling and a crew change, before flying the remaining 464 miles (747 km) to Auckland, arriving at
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conditions, "a malevolent trick of the polar light", the crew were unable to visually identify the mountain in front of them. Furthermore, they may have experienced a rare meteorological phenomenon called
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and American Airlines Flight 191. The event marked the beginning of the end for Air New Zealand's DC-10 fleet, although talk existed before the accident of replacing the aircraft; DC-10s were replaced by
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of Mahon's order that it pay more than half the costs of the Mahon inquiry, and for judicial review of some of the findings of fact Mahon had made in his report. The application was referred to the
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Americans who assisted in Operation Overdue during a ceremony in Washington, DC. A total of 40 Americans, mostly Navy personnel, are eligible to receive the medal.
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them. I could not eat my first meal on site because it was a meat stew. Our polar clothing became covered in black human grease (a result of burns on the bodies).
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into the side of Mount Erebus and exploded, instantly killing everyone on board. The accident occurred at 12:50 pm at a position of
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was planned for a second koru capsule, mirroring the first capsule, to be placed at Scott Base in 2011.
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Erebus for Kids–This site is for young school children to provide information about the Erebus Tragedy.
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The crash of Flight 901 is one of New Zealand's three deadliest disasters – the others being the 1874
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Gregory Mark "Greg" Cassin (37) had accumulated 7,934 flight hours, including 1,361 in the DC-10.
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fragmented state of the human remains that had to be identified to the satisfaction of the
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Air New Zealand McDonnell-Douglas DC10-30 ZK-NZP, Ross Island, Antarctica 28 November 1979
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chartered from Qantas set off from Auckland for a sightseeing flight over the continent.
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the pilots been informed of the flight plan change, the crash would have been avoided.
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On 28 November 2019, the 40th anniversary of the disaster, New Zealand Prime Minister
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In his report, Mahon found that airline executives and senior pilots had engaged in a
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3337:"Strong opposition from residents near site of proposed Mt Erebus national memorial"
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661:. Outside, a layer of clouds blended with the white snow-covered volcano, forming a
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The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of Air New Zealand Flight 901,
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Air New Zealand Flight 901 has failed to acknowledge radio transmissions. ... One
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3491:"White Silence: The 'gloomy' golf tournament overshadowed by the Erebus disaster"
3461:"Closure of Ombudsman investigation gives confidence in National Erebus Memorial"
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The Erebus Story – Loss of TE901 (includes Newspaper Articles and Video footage)
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The accident report compiled by New Zealand's chief inspector of air accidents,
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3627:"To quote a well-known phrase, there has been 'An orchestrated litany of lies'"
3068:"Families of Erebus victims receive an apology from the Government 40 years on"
1589:, a flight which crashed into terrain after the pilots altered the coordinates.
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The crew put the coordinates into the plane's computer before they departed at
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3775:(66 Mb file), Wellington, Government Printer, 1981 (Alternate located at
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Address from Rob Fyfe, Air New Zealand CEO, at Unveiling of Momentum Sculpture
1529:. The episode is titled "Sudden Impact", and was first aired in January 2015.
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followed. I am proud of my service and those of my colleagues on Mount Erebus.
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3099:"'The time has come': Ardern apologises for New Zealand's worst air disaster"
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2513:"White Silence: Film captures last images of passengers before Erebus crash"
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1359:– Air New Zealand cancelled all its Antarctic flights after Flight 901, and
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YouTube site with programme on the Royal Commission enquiry into the crash.
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3247:"Book Review: "Erebus" – A Brilliant Hybrid That Bears Witness to Tragedy"
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Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
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In 2019, it was announced that a national memorial is to be installed in
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The registration of the crashed aircraft, ZK-NZP, has not been reissued.
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Flight 901 was the third-deadliest accident involving a DC-10, following
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The initial investigation concluded the accident was caused primarily by
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3679:(Sudden Impact ed.). The Weather Channel: NBC Peacock Productions.
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The aircraft used on the Antarctic flights were Air New Zealand's eight
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The original brochure advertising Air New Zealand flights to Antarctica
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1640:(TEAL)) and NZ for domestic flights (acquired from the merger with the
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1319:, the crash remains Air New Zealand's deadliest accident, as well as
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were able to get back on the site. It was immensely exhausting work.
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A memorial to the crew members of Flight 901 is located adjacent to
3307:"Erebus memorial: Hundreds expected to remember the 257 lives lost"
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The recovery effort of Flight 901 was called "Operation Overdue."
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The pilots had begun a terrain escape manoeuvre by applying full (
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briefing in which they were given a copy of the previous flight's
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3277:"Erebus losses 'neglected' for too long – victim's family member"
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Fyfe, James; Vezich, Dianna; Quinlivan, Mark (28 November 2019).
2785:. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 15 August 2014.
1595:, a flight of the same number which also collided with a volcano.
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1960:, Office of Air Accidents Investigation, Ministry of Transport.
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3401:"Erebus memorial to go ahead despite Ombudsman's investigation"
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In the New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours list in June 2007,
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before the inquiry to cover up the errors of the ground staff.
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officers and a mountain-face rescue team were dispatched on a
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Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10
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1984:. New Zealand History online – archived from nzhistory.net.nz
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later ruled that the finding of a conspiracy was a breach of
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The disaster features in the fifth episode of season two of
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735:) power, but it was too late. Six seconds later, the plane
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NZAVA Operation Deep Freeze – The New Zealand Story, 2002.
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3854:– the official accident report ("The Chippendale Report")
3834:"CVR transcript Air New Zealand Flight 901 - 28 NOV 1979"
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1976:
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sailing ship disaster in which 470 people died, and the
3893:–includes previously unpublished images and sound files
3037:"Air New Zealand apology 30 years after Erebus tragedy"
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3912:"Jim Tucker: The man who chronicled "Litany of Lies""
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In January 2010, a 26-kilogram (57 lb) sculpted
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Appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
3550:
Erebus: the aftermath. Part 1 (of 2). Part 1 (of 2).
3223:. Air New Zealand. 30 September 2010. Archived from
2290:"US Navy SITREP from 28 November 1979 (page 5 of 5)"
2276:"US Navy SITREP from 28 November 1979 (page 4 of 5)"
2262:"US Navy SITREP from 28 November 1979 (page 3 of 5)"
2248:"US Navy SITREP from 28 November 1979 (page 2 of 5)"
2226:"US Navy SITREP from 28 November 1979 (page 1 of 5)"
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for Antarctica, and was scheduled to arrive back at
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3779:; item number ABVX 7333 W4772/5025/3/79-139 part 3)
3221:"Ballot drawn for Remembrance flight to Antarctica"
2174:Robertson, David. Air NZ likely to switch to 747s.
2052:. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Archived from
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New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441
1327:sailing ship disaster, which happened south of the
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ZK-NZP, the aircraft involved, photographed in 1977
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3935:BBC News: The plane crash that changed New Zealand
1754:"Visitors to Antarctica – There and Back in a Day"
1632:At the time of the crash, Air New Zealand had two
291:, but public outcry led to the establishment of a
3525:(Drama, History), Television New Zealand (TVNZ),
3025:, Air New Zealand press release, 23 October 2009.
2401:. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
1732:"Mt Erebus Plane Crash: DC-10 ZK-NZP, Flight 901"
992:rotary-wing aircraft are preparing to launch for
295:into the crash. The commission, presided over by
276:sightseeing flights since 1977. This flight left
2896:"TE901 debris reappears on icy slopes of Erebus"
1002:Data gathered at 3:43 pm were added to the
4613:Aviation accidents and incidents in New Zealand
3600:"a famous quote from NZs recent political past"
2936:"NZ to resume commercial flights to Antarctica"
1367:when snow recedes, it is visible from the air.
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1222:On 20 May 1981, Air New Zealand applied to the
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4608:Aviation accidents and incidents in Antarctica
3613:. Citizens for Health Choices. February 2004.
1909:"Derelict plane had its time in the limelight"
1560:List of disasters in New Zealand by death toll
707:"Whoop, whoop. Pull up. Whoop whoop. Pull up."
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3805:"Antarctic crash crew "misled by management""
2817:. Wellington. 24 October 2009. Archived from
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2369:"Air New Zealand DC-10 crash into Mt. Erebus"
1806:. New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
1565:List of disasters in Antarctica by death toll
1334:Flight 901, in conjunction with the crash of
1267:of the Judicial Committee under the chair of
359:. Tickets for the November 1979 flights cost
27:November 1979 aviation accident in Antarctica
8:
2617:"Erebus disaster Page 6 – Finding the cause"
2338:"Tail of Air New Zealand plane at Mt Erebus"
779:and an elevation of 1,467 feet (447 m)
32:
2486:"A dark passage in NZ history – tvnz.co.nz"
1958:Transport Accident Investigation Commission
1204:typically involved in investigating simple
363:per person (equivalent to $ 2167 in 2021).
316:New Zealand's deadliest peacetime disasters
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4228:Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
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3829:– New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association
3370:"National Erebus Memorial Project Updates"
2312:"Erebus flight overdue = NZHistory.net.nz"
1321:New Zealand's deadliest peacetime disaster
1117:New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus)
38:
31:
3836:. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from
3638:"Background Comments on the Stent Report"
3189:"Memorial placed at Mt Erebus crash site"
2344:. NZHistory, New Zealand history online.
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1161:, was released on 12 June 1980. It cited
4593:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1979
3817:(3757): 1292. 9 May 1981. Archived from
2015:
2013:
1481:2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods
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613:Changes to the coordinates and departure
4603:Air New Zealand accidents and incidents
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3097:Roy, Eleanor Ainge (28 November 2019).
2809:"Air NZ apologises for Mt Erebus crash"
2779:"Erebus disaster Page 1 – Introduction"
2721:"Quake will rank among worst disasters"
2694:Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1664:
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1248:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
1134:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
305:Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
3929:Erebus Memorial: Erebus Memorial Names
3879:NZ Special Service Medal (Erebus) 2006
3763:Operation Overdue–NZAVA Archives 2002.
2228:. Archives New Zealand. Archived from
1995:
1704:from the original on 5 November 2012.
683:"Whoop whoop. Pull up. Whoop whoop..."
437:Circumstances surrounding the accident
425:. Mainland New Zealand was running on
3617:from the original on 22 November 2007
3347:from the original on 28 November 2019
3317:from the original on 28 November 2019
3287:from the original on 28 November 2019
3257:from the original on 28 November 2019
3117:from the original on 28 November 2019
3078:from the original on 28 November 2019
2665:from the original on 10 December 2019
2647:"1981, Peter Mahon: A lesson learned"
2492:from the original on 21 November 2009
2296:from the original on 24 January 2013.
2282:from the original on 24 January 2013.
2268:from the original on 24 January 2013.
2254:from the original on 24 January 2013.
2197:from the original on 24 February 2012
1800:"Consumer Price Index, Annual Growth"
1780:from the original on 24 January 2013.
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980:released a situation report stating:
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3735:from the original on 26 January 2022
3709:from the original on 25 January 2022
3670:Sommers, Caroline (5 January 2015).
3437:. Radio New Zealand. 28 March 2023.
3137:"Waikumete Cemetery Public Memorial"
3047:from the original on 25 October 2009
2997:from the original on 7 November 2012
2946:from the original on 9 December 2018
2840:Aviation Week & Space Technology
2701:from the original on 18 October 2012
2405:from the original on 17 January 2021
2348:from the original on 30 October 2020
2087:from the original on 2 November 2013
2066:Royal Commission Report, para 255(e)
791:Nationalities of passengers and crew
4628:November 1979 events in New Zealand
3471:from the original on 30 August 2023
3465:Ministry for Culture & Heritage
3441:from the original on 30 August 2023
3411:from the original on 30 August 2023
3380:from the original on 30 August 2023
3374:Ministry for Culture & Heritage
3163:"Crew Memorial at Auckland Airport"
2847:from the original on 14 August 2018
2746:Spitzer, Aaron (28 November 1999).
2615:Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
1675:Accident description for ZK-NZP
1492:, and to find a new memorial site.
311:and not supported by the evidence.
4158:Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision
3914:. Stuff/Fairfax. 21 December 2017.
3884:Erebus disaster (NZHistory.net.nz)
3792:, including a section about Erebus
2916:from the original on 11 April 2018
2789:from the original on 30 April 2015
2596:from the original on 26 April 2017
2523:from the original on 24 March 2024
2126:from the original on 21 April 2019
1174:In response to public demand, the
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494:on the morning of the flight from
417:All times are as at McMurdo Base:
385:. The aircraft on 28 November was
348:Christchurch International Airport
249:occurred on 28 November 1979 when
190:Christchurch International Airport
25:
4178:Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 12
3683:from the original on 13 June 2020
3640:. PSA. April 1998. Archived from
3565:from the original on 27 June 2024
3501:from the original on 2 March 2023
3197:. 21 January 2010. Archived from
2105:Royal Commission Report, para 28.
1967:from the original on 26 May 2010.
4555:
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3974:Aviation accidents and incidents
3529:from the original on 19 May 2022
3169:from the original on 13 May 2010
3143:from the original on 13 May 2010
3035:Fox, Michael (23 October 2009).
2993:. stuff.co.nz. 1 December 2008.
2833:North, David M. (12 June 1979).
2727:from the original on 14 May 2018
2627:from the original on 18 May 2017
2566:from the original on 14 May 2015
2466:from the original on 13 May 2010
2375:from the original on 25 May 2006
2318:from the original on 14 May 2010
1884:Emergency; Crisis in the Cockpit
1838:from the original on 26 May 2009
1555:Aviation accidents and incidents
3611:"BREAKING NEWS – FEBRUARY 2004"
2835:"DC-10 Type Certificate Lifted"
1734:. Christchurch City Libraries.
1278:New Zealand Tragedies, Aviation
1021:section of the plane, with the
674:ground proximity warning system
4633:History of the Ross Dependency
4048:Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crash
3399:White, Mike (5 October 2021).
1907:Price, Mark (24 August 2018).
1681:. Retrieved on 24 August 2011.
1614:Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
623:Auckland International Airport
340:Auckland International Airport
199:Auckland International Airport
169:Auckland International Airport
71:Controlled flight into terrain
1:
4623:1979 disasters in New Zealand
4258:Turkish Airlines Ankara crash
3703:"Erebus disaster and inquiry"
2433:Rejcek, Peter (2 July 2009).
2423:NZPO1 NZAVA–see Bibliography.
1638:Tasman Empire Airways Limited
1604:Ansett New Zealand Flight 703
1570:Sensory illusions in aviation
1500:The crash coincided with the
1357:Antarctic sightseeing flights
1286:(Mahon's case for a cover-up)
272:had been operating scheduled
4218:American Airlines Flight 444
4198:Western Airlines Flight 2605
4118:American Airlines Flight 293
4088:American Airlines Flight 191
3790:Air New Zealand History Page
2991:"Mahon posthumously awarded"
2191:"Erebus Roll of Remembrance"
1886:. TAB Books. pp. 1–25.
1642:National Airways Corporation
1587:American Airlines Flight 965
1336:American Airlines Flight 191
988:fixed-wing aircraft and two
972:Initial search and discovery
596:distance measuring equipment
463:inertial navigational system
4335:Ansett Transport Industries
4098:Downeast Airlines Flight 46
4018:Air New Zealand Flight 4374
3901:Christchurch City Libraries
1956:. Wellington, New Zealand:
1834:. NZ History. 9 June 2009.
1442:. Beside the memorial is a
1348:Turkish Airlines Flight 981
1309:1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
1246:Mahon then appealed to the
433:) at the time of the crash.
293:Royal Commission of Inquiry
18:Orchestrated litany of lies
4649:
4238:Air New Zealand Flight 901
4138:Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527
4108:Air New England Flight 248
2748:"Antarctica's darkest day"
2460:"Captain Vette's Research"
2050:New Zealand History online
2002:: CS1 maint: url-status (
1700:: 1987. 15 December 1979.
1581:Similar aircraft incidents
1502:Air New Zealand Shell Open
1194:inertial navigation system
669:in front of Mount Erebus.
477:inertial navigation system
416:
380:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
335:New Zealand the same day.
251:Air New Zealand Flight 901
131:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
33:Air New Zealand Flight 901
4516:
4355:Virgin Australia Holdings
4267:
4248:Mosfellsheiði air crashes
3989:
2180:: 30 November 1979, p. 2.
2177:The Sydney Morning Herald
1882:Stewart, Stanley (1991).
1861:. Whitcoulls Publishers.
1692:"DC-10 playbacks awaited"
1507:A television miniseries,
1331:, en route to Auckland).
1284:They demolished his case
1224:High Court of New Zealand
713:"Go-around power please."
653:Flight path of Flight 901
486:McMurdo Sound, Antarctica
427:New Zealand Daylight Time
419:New Zealand Standard Time
406:Cessna 188 Pacific rescue
37:
3919:Erebus Disaster: Lookout
3897:Erebus Aircraft Accident
2292:. Archives New Zealand.
2278:. Archives New Zealand.
2264:. Archives New Zealand.
2250:. Archives New Zealand.
2046:"Erebus flight briefing"
1153:Official accident report
4452:Incidents and accidents
4128:Garuda Fokker F28 crash
4008:Air Rhodesia Flight 827
2868:McDonnell Douglas DC-10
2866:Endres, Günter (1998).
2150:Aviation Safety Network
2077:"Erebus crash site map"
1982:"Erebus crash site map"
1814:"Consumers Price Index"
1679:Aviation Safety Network
637:Crash into Mount Erebus
3889:21 August 2008 at the
3547:Finlay, Frank (1993),
3194:Television New Zealand
2901:The New Zealand Herald
2872:MBI Publishing Company
2651:The New Zealand Herald
1427:
1297:Legacy of the disaster
1291:
1261:
1176:New Zealand government
1142:cockpit voice recorder
1137:
1113:
759:77.42500°S 167.45833°E
672:At 12:49 pm, the
654:
646:
602:Cockpit voice recorder
565:McMurdo field waypoint
554:77.86667°S 167.05000°E
525:False McMurdo waypoint
487:
455:non-directional beacon
366:Dignitaries including
331:
106:77.42500°S 167.45833°E
3731:. Archives NZ. 2022.
3705:. Archives NZ. 2022.
3522:Erebus: The Aftermath
2020:Mahon, Peter (1984).
1857:Hickson, Ken (1980).
1575:Tourism in Antarctica
1510:Erebus: The Aftermath
1425:
1131:
976:At 2:00 pm, the
719:"Whoop, whoop. Pull-"
652:
644:
485:
375:, stood in as guide.
329:
247:Mount Erebus disaster
178:Non-stop flight over
4438:Christchurch Airport
4208:Manises UFO incident
4168:Aeroflot Flight 5484
4058:Quebecair Flight 255
4038:Aeroflot Flight 1691
3810:Flight International
3777:Archives New Zealand
3021:1 March 2010 at the
2966:"About Gordon Vette"
2942:. 5 September 2012.
2723:. 21 February 2011.
1859:Flight 901 to Erebus
1697:Flight International
1539:Archives New Zealand
1490:Parnell Rose Gardens
1470:Parnell Rose Gardens
1444:Japanese cherry tree
1386:Captain Gordon Vette
1146:flight data recorder
1044:No. 40 Squadron
781:above mean sea level
764:-77.42500; 167.45833
701:"Four hundred feet."
689:"Five hundred feet."
559:-77.86667; 167.05000
111:-77.42500; 167.45833
4583:1979 in New Zealand
4323:Former subsidiaries
4276:► 1980
4270:1978 ◄
4188:Swissair Flight 316
4148:Dan-Air Flight 0034
3840:on 9 December 2012.
3821:on 20 October 2012.
3497:. 1 December 2019.
2821:on 6 November 2012.
2783:New Zealand History
2653:. 18 October 1981.
2621:New Zealand History
2559:. 20 October 1983.
2488:. 23 October 2009.
2447:on 7 February 2011.
2399:New Zealand History
2395:"Operation Overdue"
2056:on 4 November 2013.
1593:Aviateca Flight 901
1523:documentary series
1521:The Weather Channel
1440:Glen Eden, Auckland
1019:vertical stabiliser
967:Rescue and recovery
754: /
549: /
509: /
322:Flight and aircraft
297:Justice Peter Mahon
102: /
34:
4578:1979 in Antarctica
4443:Wellington Airport
4350:Mount Cook Airline
4273:
3227:on 6 December 2010
3201:on 23 January 2010
2586:"The Mahon Report"
2232:on 24 January 2013
2120:planecrashinfo.com
1599:Prinair Flight 277
1496:In popular culture
1436:Waikumete Cemetery
1428:
1379:Maurice Williamson
1138:
1124:Accident inquiries
1040:New Zealand Police
978:United States Navy
655:
647:
583:subsequent inquiry
514:77.883°S 164.800°E
488:
368:Sir Edmund Hillary
332:
127:Aircraft type
4531:
4530:
4282:
4281:
3865:Project Gutenberg
3647:on 7 October 2007
3467:. Manatū Taonga.
3376:. Manatū Taonga.
3253:. 10 April 2015.
2756:The Antarctic Sun
2511:Wright, Michael.
2440:The Antarctic Sun
2342:nzhistory.govt.nz
2156:on 4 January 2011
2022:Verdict on Erebus
1949:(12 June 1980) .
1914:Otago Daily Times
1868:978-0-7233-0641-2
1832:"Erebus disaster"
1485:Cyclone Gabrielle
1329:Cape of Good Hope
1213:Court proceedings
1099:McDonnell Douglas
1030:Operation Overdue
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258:Mount Erebus
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175:1st stopover
156:Registration
81:Mount Erebus
29:
4618:Ross Island
4562:New Zealand
4507:Flight 888T
4501:Flight 2279
4483:Flight 4374
4465:L-188 crash
4364:Predecessor
3921:– official
3651:19 November
3621:19 November
3594:19 November
3351:28 November
3321:28 November
3291:28 November
3261:28 November
3231:21 November
3121:28 November
3082:28 November
3051:15 November
3041:Stuff.co.nz
2669:18 November
2024:. Collins.
1988:14 November
1768:"Footnotes"
1381:, in 1999.
1353:Boeing 747s
1163:pilot error
1080:Later, the
928:Switzerland
816:New Zealand
804:Passengers
762: /
749:167°27′30″E
557: /
517: /
444:flight plan
289:pilot error
262:Ross Island
196:Destination
109: /
97:167°27′30″E
4572:Categories
4489:Flight 901
4477:Flight 103
4471:DC-8 crash
4459:Flight 441
4387:ATR 72-600
4330:Air Nelson
3874:transcript
3739:26 January
3713:25 January
3173:1 December
3147:1 December
2950:7 December
2687:Cospatrick
2496:2 December
2470:1 December
2409:25 January
2352:26 October
2322:1 December
2236:3 December
2201:5 November
2160:6 February
2091:2 December
1842:23 October
1820:. StatsNZ.
1660:References
1634:IATA codes
1325:Cospatrick
1304:Cospatrick
1274:conspiracy
1201:conspiracy
1110:Jim Morgan
1082:skua gulls
1049:aircraft.
768: (
746:77°25′30″S
563: (
544:167°03′0″E
523: (
387:registered
266:Antarctica
228:Fatalities
212:Passengers
180:Antarctica
94:77°25′30″S
85:Antarctica
4495:Flight 24
3559:779036953
3475:30 August
3445:30 August
3415:30 August
3384:30 August
3111:0261-3077
2910:1170-0777
2659:1170-0777
1998:cite news
1920:18 August
1818:Infoshare
1809:2018-2021
1795:1850-2017
1418:Memorials
1265:Law Lords
896:Australia
733:go-around
667:Lewis Bay
659:autopilot
541:77°52′0″S
274:Antarctic
255:flew into
236:Survivors
204:Occupants
147:Call sign
4550:Aviation
3887:Archived
3733:Archived
3729:"Erebus"
3707:Archived
3681:Archived
3615:Archived
3563:archived
3527:archived
3499:Archived
3469:Archived
3439:Archived
3409:Archived
3378:Archived
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3167:Archived
3141:Archived
3115:Archived
3076:Archived
3045:Archived
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2995:Archived
2944:Archived
2920:10 April
2914:Archived
2851:9 August
2845:Archived
2787:Archived
2725:Archived
2699:Archived
2663:Archived
2625:Archived
2600:23 April
2594:Archived
2561:Archived
2527:24 March
2521:Archived
2490:Archived
2464:Archived
2403:Archived
2373:Archived
2346:Archived
2316:Archived
2294:Archived
2280:Archived
2266:Archived
2252:Archived
2195:Archived
2130:13 April
2124:Archived
2085:Archived
1962:Archived
1836:Archived
1804:Data1850
1775:Archived
1758:Archived
1736:Archived
1702:Archived
1549:See also
1185:whiteout
1144:and the
1108:—
801:Country
504:164°48′E
413:Accident
253:(TE901)
137:Operator
122:Aircraft
54:Accident
4536:Portals
3978: (
3976:in 1979
3687:13 June
3505:2 March
3341:Newshub
3311:Newshub
3281:Newshub
3072:Newshub
2814:The Age
2570:29 July
2379:11 July
1677:at the
1315:2020-01
1313: (
1236:perjury
1075:in situ
1055:coroner
996:effort.
737:crashed
619:7:21 am
501:77°53′S
492:1:40 am
470:McMurdo
394:Captain
383:trijets
361:NZ$ 359
357:9:00 pm
352:7:00 pm
344:8:00 am
67:Summary
4509:(2008)
4503:(2008)
4497:(1987)
4491:(1979)
4485:(1979)
4479:(1978)
4473:(1966)
4467:(1965)
4461:(1963)
4254:Dec 23
4244:Dec 18
4234:Nov 28
4224:Nov 26
4214:Nov 15
4204:Nov 11
4194:Oct 31
4174:Sep 14
4164:Aug 29
4154:Aug 11
4144:Jul 31
4134:Jul 26
4124:Jul 11
4114:Jun 20
4104:Jun 17
4094:May 30
4084:May 25
4074:Apr 23
4054:Mar 29
4044:Mar 26
4034:Mar 17
4024:Mar 14
4014:Feb 17
4004:Feb 12
3994:Jan 30
3823:
3569:19 May
3557:
3533:19 May
3205:16 May
3109:
3001:12 May
2975:19 May
2908:
2878:
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2793:11 May
2768:
2731:14 May
2705:12 May
2657:
2631:5 July
2557:BAILII
2449:
2028:
1890:
1865:
1361:Qantas
1136:(2015)
986:LC-130
912:France
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