Napier - Ohakea

On November 30, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Napier - Ohakea experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Mt Ruahine Hawke's Bay Regional Council.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While cruising in the region of Hawletts Hut, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a dense wooded area located in the Ruahine Mountain Range. All three crew members were killed. It is believed that the aircraft suffered a structural failure in flight.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ1227, MSN 2609, year of manufacture 1940.