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The Mount Erebus disaster occurred on 28 November 1979 when Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE901) [nb 1] flew into Mount Erebus on Ross Island, Antarctica, killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. [1] [2] Air New Zealand had been operating scheduled Antarctic sightseeing flights since 1977.
Western Airlines Flight 2605, nicknamed the "Night Owl", [2] was an international scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles, California, to Mexico City, Mexico.On October 31, 1979, at 5:42 a.m. CST (UTC−06:00), the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 used on the flight crashed at Mexico City International Airport in fog after landing on a runway that was closed for maintenance.
Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1979 (16 P) ... Mount Erebus disaster; P. Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740; Q. Quebecair Flight 255; S.
257: The DC-10's third deadliest crash happened with Air New Zealand Flight 901 or Mount Erebus disaster on November 28, 1979. The aircraft was on a sightseeing flight over Antarctica when, due to a navigational error, the aircraft crashed into Mount Erebus on Ross Island under reduced visibility due to whiteout conditions with all 257 ...
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, and one of only two in Antarctica. Its summit is 12448 feet. The volcano was discovered and named by Sir. James Clark Ross in January of 1841.
Those lost — fourteen crew and four passengers — all came from the Tauranga. The crew of the Enterprise survived in the ship's longboat. [36] 18 [37] Lastingham: shipwreck 1 Sep 1884: Cape Jackson, Cook Strait: 17: Ongarue railway disaster: rail accident [13] 6 Jul 1923: Ongarue 17 [38] 1929 Murchison earthquake: earthquake 17 Jun 1929 ...
Debris from the air crash photographed at the site in 2004, on the 25th anniversary of the disaster. On 28 November 1979 an Air New Zealand aircraft carrying 257 people on a sightseeing flight to Antarctica crashed on the side of Mount Erebus, killing everyone aboard and scattering bodies and aircraft debris on the slopes above the bay. Not all ...
People in the mountains of NC impacted by the flooding from Helene gathered in churches and parking lots for prayer and support on the weekend following the the disastrous storm.