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| Title: | Flight into terrain, Air New Zealand McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 ZK-NZP, Ross Island, Antarctica, November 28, 1979 (Recommended) |
| Micro summary: | This McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 collided with a mountain during a sightseeing charter in whiteout conditions. |
| Event Time: | 1979-11-28 at 0049 UTC |
| File Name: | 1979-11-28-NZ.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) |
| Publishing Country: | New Zealand |
| Report number: | 79-139 |
| Pages: | 102 |
| Site of event: | Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica |
| Latitude/Longitude: | S77°25'30 E167°27'30" at 1467 AMSL |
| Departure: | Auckland International Airport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Destination: | Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Airplane Type(s): | McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Flight Phase: | Cruise |
| Registration(s): | ZK-NZP |
| Operator(s): | Air New Zealand |
| Type of flight: | Charter |
| Occupants: | 257 |
| Fatalities: | 257 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 0 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | At 0049:50 hours Greenwich Mean Time (Z) the aircraft collided with the ice-covered slopes of the northern side of Ross Island while it was inbound and 1½ miles east of its flight-planned track for its next turning point, Williams Field, McMurdo. The aircraft was flying toward a uniform snow covered ice slope which was beneath an 8/8 cloud cover. ZK-NZP was operating as a non-scheduled, domestic air transport flight from Auckland to Christchurch via various southern islands and the most southerly turning point, Williams Field. There were 20 crew and 237 passengers on board none of whom survived the accident. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Controlled Flight Into Terrain |
| Operations - Whiteout or Poor Visibility from Cockpit | |
| Systems - INS/FMS/PMCS mis-entry | |
| Systems - Navigation Systems | |
| Consequence - Hull Loss |
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