We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
On final approach to Paraparaumu Airport, both engines failed simultaneously. Then captain was able to restart the engine but the aircraft lost speed and height. While trying to climb, the aircraft banked right and hit a house, shearing off 12 feet of the right wing. The airplane passed between two houses and eventually crashed in a wooded area. The aircraft was destroyed, three children were killed and all other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. Probable cause (official findings)
Douglas DC-3 · 3 fatalities