Ohakea - Ohakea

On October 3, 1944 at 11:00 AM, Ohakea - Ohakea experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Mt Egmont (Mt Taranaki) Taranaki Regional Council.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, while flying in marginal weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft hit the base of Mt Egmont (Mt Taranaki) located south of New Plymouth. All five crew members were killed. Crew (1st OTU): F/O Jack Martin, F/Sgt Arnold Hill, Sgt Harold Day, Sgt James McKay, Sgt Frank Webb.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ4544, MSN 5744.