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| Date: | Saturday 23 October 1948 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | NZ National Airways Corporation |
| Registration: | ZK-AGK |
| MSN: | 1128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North |
| Hamilton | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft passed over Wanganui at 1:38 pm but failed to contact Hamilton as it should have done about an hour later.
The weather was bad with rain and strong winds.
The Electra, named ' Kaka' after the NZ native parrot, ploughed into the mountain in cloud and off track, killing the 2 crew and 11 passengers instantly.
The crash was attributed to the pilots' failure to allow for the strong wind aloft and the lack of radio navigational beacons in the central part of the North Island.
Sources:
Various.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11932009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2008 04:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Mar-2010 23:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2010 10:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-May-2011 09:28 | Peter | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2011 09:30 | Peter | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2017 16:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 02:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 24-Sep-2021 11:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Oct-2021 03:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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