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Aviation accidents & disasters /

King, John

Aviation accidents & disasters / Aviation John King. - Wellington, N.Z. : Grantham House, 1995. - 292 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm. - New Zealand tragedies . - New Zealand tragedies. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 283) and index.

Under instruments -- Meteorology -- Safety -- Lost without trace -- Nearly airborne -- Too close to the ground -- Wire strike -- Into the water -- Mechanical misadventure -- Altogether too close -- Helicopter -- Nobody in charge -- Safety trends.

Describes and analyses the aviation accidents and disasters that have claimed hundreds of lives since 1899. Includes a detailed examination of the Erebus disaster and the Royal Commission of Inquiry that followed. Contains 270 photographs and illustrations.

ISBN: 1869340426 9781869340421

LCCN: 95152575

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Aircraft accidents --History.--New Zealand
Erebus Disaster.

LC Class. No.: TL553.5 / .K55 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 363.1241

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