Airspeed AS.10 Oxford crash, Nov 30, 1948 (3 killed), Mt...
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford accident on November 30, 1948 near Mt Ruahine Hawke's Bay Regional Council, New Zealand with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft is...
- Date: November 30, 1948
- Aircraft: Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
- Location: Mt Ruahine Hawke's Bay Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft is believed to have suffered a structural failure in flight.
An RNZAF Airspeed Oxford on a flight from Napier to Ohakea went out of control and crashed in dense bush in the Ruahine Ranges. All three crew members were killed. Structural failure in flight is believed to have been the cause.