Lockheed 10 Electra crash, Oct 23, 1948 (13 killed), Mt R...
Lockheed 10 Electra accident on October 23, 1948 near Mt Ruapehu Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand with 13 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: October 23, 1948
- Aircraft: Lockheed 10 Electra
- Location: Mt Ruapehu Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft drifted off track in cloud and struck the mountain.
A New Zealand National Airways Lockheed 10 Electra named Kaka was flying from Palmerston North to Hamilton in cloud when it struck the southwestern slopes of Mt Ruapehu on 23 October 1948. All 13 people on board were killed.