Air disaster

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703

9 Jun 1995 · 40.33° S, 175.80° E

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When
9 Jun 1995
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
40.33° S, 175.80° E
Description
1995 aviation incident involving a Dash-8
Deaths
4
Injured
17
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703

1995 aviation accident in New Zealand

Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 was a scheduled flight from Auckland to Palmerston North. On 9 June 1995, the de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 aircraft crashed into the Tararua Range on approach to Palmerston North. The flight attendant and three passengers died as a result of the crash; the two pilots and 15 passengers survived.

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