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Story: Air crashes

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Causes and consequences

  3. Promoting safety

  4. Accidents and the development of aviation

  5. Small aircraft accidents

  6. The 1979 Erebus crash

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Causes and consequences

Remembering Erebus

Remembering Erebus

‘Erebus voices’

‘Erebus voices’

Investigating the wreckage

Investigating the wreckage

From page 2 - Promoting safety

Air traffic control

Air traffic control

A safety card

A safety card

Air accident inspection

Air accident inspection

Pilot education

Pilot education

From page 3 - Accidents and the development of aviation

An early accident

An early accident

Reporting a crash

Reporting a crash

A 1954 air crash

A 1954 air crash

Kaimai crash

Kaimai crash

From page 4 - Small aircraft accidents

Remains of a light aircraft

Remains of a light aircraft

Topdressing plane

Topdressing plane

Scenic flying

Scenic flying

Helicopter wreckage

Helicopter wreckage

From page 5 - The 1979 Erebus crash

DC10 missing

DC10 missing

The crash site

The crash site (1st of 3)

Aircraft debris

Aircraft debris (2nd of 3)

The recovery team

The recovery team (3rd of 3)

The Mahon report controversy

The Mahon report controversy

Peter Mahon

Peter Mahon

Stained-glass memorial

Stained-glass memorial

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/air-crashes/media (accessed 10 August 2022)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 12 Jun 2006

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