| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 18 MAR 1949 |
| Hora: | ca 09:40 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar |
| Operador: | New Zealand National Airways Corporation - NAC |
| Registración: | ZK-AKX |
| Numéro de série: | 18-2382 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 13 / Ocupantes: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 11 km (6.9 milles) NE of Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) (Nueva Zelanda)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Whenuapai AB (NZWP), Nueva Zelanda |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ/NZPP), Nueva Zelanda |
Descripción:Flew into the side of a hill at an elevation of 2000 feet (610 m) while on approach to Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ). The airplane broke up and burned.
Fuentes:
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
» The Canberra Times (19 March 1949)
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Whenuapai AB to Paraparaumu Airport as the crow flies is 458 km (286 miles).
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.