Air New Zealand Flight 4374

Air New Zealand Flight 4374 was a flight from Gisborne which crashed while landing at Auckland, killing two of the four on board.

Air New Zealand Flight 4374
An Air New Zealand Fokker F27 similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date17 February 1979
SummaryCrashed on landing
SiteManukau Harbour
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFokker F-27 Friendship
OperatorAir New Zealand
RegistrationZK-NFC
Flight originGisborne Airport
DestinationAuckland International Airport
Passengers2
Crew2
Fatalities2
Injuries2
Survivors2

Aircraft

The Fokker Friendship F27-500 was eight years old at the time of the crash. Until 1977 the aircraft had been operated by the New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC).

Crash

At 14:28 the aircraft had descended to 3000 feet and the pilots deployed the flaps. The aircraft's speed was 165 knots, and increased to 211 knots; 2 minutes 14 seconds later the aircraft crashed into the harbour killing two, the captain and a passenger.

Recovery of aircraft from harbour in Mangere, Auckland

Cause

The investigation found that the crew were misled by a visual illusion during conditions of reduced visibility into believing they were at a safe height and failed to see the flight instruments sufficiently to confirm a safe landing path.

References
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.