Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 9, 1948 (2 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 9, 1948 near Port Underwood Marlborough District Council, New Zealand with 2 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: August 9, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Port Underwood Marlborough District Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
A New Zealand National Airways C 47 cargo flight from Blenheim to Paraparaumu flew into a mountainside at Rununder Point, near Port Underwood, about 15 minutes after takeoff on 9 August 1948. Both pilots were killed.