Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 August 1948
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: New Zealand National Airways Corporation – NAC
Registration Number: ZK-AOE
Location: Rununder Point –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed at Rununder Point, near Port Underwood, on the South Island coast, shortly after takeoff from Woodbourne AFB (BHE) at 08:38. The aircraft was tracking for Paraparaumu (PPQ) and subsequently crashed.A twin-engine aircraft crashed at Rununder Point, near Port Underwood, on the South Island coast, shortly after takeoff from Woodbourne AFB (BHE) at 08:38. The aircraft was tracking for Paraparaumu (PPQ) and subsequently crashed.
Description
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.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
