Air new zealand mt erebus crash7/2/2023 ![]() ''One key lesson was improved training for pilots on the ports they were flying to. They were learnt and they were put in place," he says. "That one incident has shaped the modern Air New Zealand," Ridling says. Ridling, who has been an Air New Zealand pilot for nearly 30 years, says the Erebus disaster made Air New Zealand the airline it is today. "That's probably the biggest outcome from incidents or accidents like Erebus." Ground Proximity Warning Systems is a mapping system built into aircraft to alert pilots if they are in immediate danger of flying into the ground. New Zealand Airline Pilots Association president Andrew Ridling says the Erebus disaster was a catalyst for vast improvement of one particular piece of technology that would change the face of aviation. Mrs Carter says international pilots recognise the sacrifice of the crew and passengers who died in Erebus and how the tragedy led to a safer aviation industry. "If you get on a plane tomorrow to fly to Wellington you're safer because of that accident." "In times of great tragedy there's got to be learning from it. It's difficult to see how any silver lining could be drawn from such a dark day in our nation's history but Carter says there are positives - there has to be in order to honour the lives that were lost.Ĭaptain Jim Collins. She said the high death toll and traumatic task faced by the recovery crew meant the pain of Erebus was felt throughout New Zealand. "The echo of Erebus is quite a big one," says Kathryn Carter, who lost her father captain Jim Collins in the crash. It was the fourth worst aviation disaster the world had seen at the time and is still the worst disaster in New Zealand's history. The ill-fated Air New Zealand flight which crashed into the side of Antarctica's Mount Erebus on 28 November, 1979, instantly killed all 257 crew and passengers on board. John Anthony of .nz looks at how the aviation industry responded to the Erebus disaster.Įvery time you step on a plane the legacy of the Erebus disaster is helping keep you safe. ![]() As painful as the tragedy was for their loved ones, valuable lessons were learnt from the disaster and flying has become safer as a result. Photo: Robert Baden Thomson / Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collectionįour decades ago 257 people on board an Air New Zealand scenic flight over Antarctica lost their lives after the DC-10 aircraft they were on crashed into the side of Mount Erebus. At the left and above the trail of debris is a row of tents - from the crew who arrived in the aftermath - giving sense of scale to the scene. A view over the Erebus crash site not long after the disaster. ![]()
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