The remains of the aircraft still lie on the slopes of Mt Erebus. However at this year’s anniversary the chairwoman Therese Walsh offered a full apology as did Prime Minster Ardern on behalf of the Government. Prime minister 'absolutely committed' to National Erebus Memorial construction, despite protests. In 2009 the airline apologised for its behaviour in the aftermath of the disaster, but not for the accident itself. Gregory James Gilpin: police officer b Jd November, 26, 2021. The disaster and the bitterness surrounding the subsequent inquiries and legal disputes had an enormous effect on the confidence and innocence of New Zealand. Mahon’s report also accused management of Air New Zealand of a conspiracy to cover-up, but this was later rejected. The widow of the pilot of the plane that crashed into Mt Erebus 40 years ago says an apology from the government and Air New Zealand took her completely by surprise. It was the worst civil disaster in New Zealands history. Air New Zealand Flight 901 was a New Zealand Antartic. Today, Sunday 28 November, marks the 42nd anniversary of the Erebus disaster, which remains New Zealand’s worst civil accident and resulted in the loss of 257 lives. Mahon found that the descent was explained by an approval to descend below 6 000′ if authorised by air traffic control at the US McMurdo Sound base. NZST, the aircraft crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. For the first time, senior staff from Air New Zealand share the inside story. A Mt Erebus crash theory has been explored, and quickly debunked, in a new American cable TV documentary. Public outrage prompted a further enquiry-the Mahon Inquiry- in 1981 which cleared the crew, laying blame on the airline for altering the fight plan and-crucially-not advising the crew of TE901. Weird markings in Antarctica are not linked to Mt Erebus plane crash. ![]() The initial enquiry into the disaster concluded that the pilots were to blame for the accident, primarily for descending below the MSA.
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