Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Mt Ruahine: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 30, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
NZ1227
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Napier - Ohakea
MSN:
2609
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While cruising in the region of Hawletts Hut, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Ruahine Mountain Range. All three crew members were killed. It is believed that the aircraft suffered a structural failure in flight.
