Passenger Plane Crashes in Antarctica | Mt. Erebus Disaster | Air New Zealand Flight 901 | 4K

[@66lwmorgan]

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[@theflightchannel]

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[@66lwmorgan]

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[@javierbartolo1729]

66lwmorgan perfecto

[@javierbartolo1729]

TheFlightChannel perfecto

[@johnverschelden9961]

Do AA191

[@jackielaybourn7991]

R.I.P Mr Burgess our school teacher from Hikurangi Primary School, Northland. You were an amazing teacher and kind person. Your past students will forever remember you. We were devastated.

[@vlz.matthew]

How old are you now

[@Ktaurus26]

@@vlz.matthew probably 50-60

[@eriao05]

@@Ktaurus26 Are you Jackie?

[@Ktaurus26]

@@eriao05 yes

[@nirdeshxhetry1728]

Woah school mates reunion

[@10AntsTapDancing]

Had a friend booked on that flight. His car broke down on the way to Auckland and he missed the flight. Has the ticket framed on his wall. Thanks for telling the truth about this tragedy. The government and Air New Zealand not only blamed the flight crew but they also destroyed the career of the investigating judge who ruled against them and he died a broken man. A shameful and disgraceful period in the history of my country. Lost all faith and trust in politicians from that time on.

[@bobgillis1137]

Somebody needs to make a statue of such a man.

[@MothaLuva]

Concerning the trust and faith in politicians: rightly so. Same here. And I hope it never returns.

[@truthertv1]

This crash was done on purpose. To prevent tourist flights to Antarctica.

[@kennylifted01222]

tRUTHLESS sport the flat earther

[@truthertv1]

@@kennylifted01222 Spot the dyslexic

[@bazd884]

My mother in law was booked on this flight and gave up her ticket at the last moment to see her sister in Aussie instead. She told me she was physically sick after hearing the news. She lost a few close friends. Well unfortunately a year after posting this my mother in law passed away at 87 years of age. 23 October 2019. Vera you will terribly missed.

[@kintzuki]

Baz D I’m sorry about your mother and law

[@unknownbritishguy.5538]

Baz D hey baz your a brighton fan I live In crawley but I’m originally from middlesbrough,do you remember the last day of the season you’re 1-1 draw with boro?yeah that was gaston’s fault

[@cheryllarter1052]

Baz D so sorry

[@petraonenomatter6944]

D-a-a-a-m-n! That is just incredibly amazing. I wonder if your mother-in-law had any kind of 'premonition' or "feeling" that she should give up her ticket and seat before she did so? I would be interested in knowing if you would care to respond.

[@petraonenomatter6944]

@@mahasiswacumlaude3743 Do you know how much of a totally moronic, knuckle-dragging, low-life, loser you are? Or is your IQ so low you can't comprehend what I just said to you? MINDLESS TWIT!

[@jeroenjansen2709]

Inherent high risk. Sight seeing means flying low in a large jet: no. Mountainous area: no. Antarctica with poor weather conditions, no airports to escape to, no beacons and low visibility problems due to snow and clouds: no. 'Sorry we forgot to tell you that we have programmed the plane to fly into mount Erebus'🤔

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

that's the weirdest part of the whole thing, that someone programmed the plane to fly into Mount Erebus. was it a mistake that was meant for them to fly right over it rather than right into it? was it a training or practice programming that was never reversed due to incompetence? was it a hit on someone who was in the plane? guess we'll never know.

[@cubby6988]

Totally agree. My first thought when I read the caption “Passenger Plane Crashes in Antarctica”: what a really dumb fking idea.

[@drayner2517]

flannel pillowcase I think it was programmed to fly over my Erebus. Remember, the crew believed they were in McMurdo Sound and no mountains around. If they had known about the flight plan change, then of course they would have never descended.

[@AUmarcus]

Qantas still does these flights today.

[@andypayne7019]

@@flannelpillowcase6475 it was a mistake. Whoever programmed the flight computer mistook one digit. The mistake put the 10 miles off the path. They thought they were flying over the Sound, in fact they we were on a flight path for Erebus. By the time the heard the low altitude warning it was too late to pull up. I was 8 years old and my uncle and his fiancé were on the flight.

[@johnwatson3948]

Doesn’t include the comment on the CVR by the Flight Engineer: “I don’t like this”.

[@geoffmackley]

One of those few times in your life where you remember exactly where you were when you heard the news , I was 16 yrs old and in a friends car on Centaurus Road , Christchurch when the news came over the car radio ... ..... seems like yesterday ....

[@thefacelessmen2101]

Was just thinking that myself, I remember the news took a few hours to filter through, from the plane is over due through to wherever they are they have run out of fuel. Felt very sad for my friends across the ditch.

[@MarkMcLT]

Yep, I was in my bedroom in Mt Albert, Auckland when the news of the flight being overdue came on the radio. Also 16yo. Some years later I had a role as an extra in a TVNZ miniseries about the Mahon investigation.

[@jackson.denzler.]

So sad do you guys like New Zealand?

[@theotherwayofstopping4717]

We had arrived from Australia to make a new life in NZ only a few days before, 23 Nov 79. Hard to believe it's been 40 years now. RIP all :(

[@TheKonga88]

I was having sex with my sister's plastic dolly when the news broke.. 🐵🐒🐒🚹🚹🏃🏃🏃🐸🐸🐸🐙

[@gunther_hermann]

This crash was so awful, both for those who lost friends and family *and* for those who participated in the rescue/recovery/cleanup operations. First, the location precluded the recovery crews living anywhere but very near the crash site, so they were surrounded by this day in and day out for two months. Second, and horribly, the plane had caught fire upon impact and settled into the melt before this then refroze. They had to dig by hand into snow and ice that was polluted by the burned remains of both plane and crew. The recovery people talked about their wool gloves becoming black with "human grease". Many people who worked this crash suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress afterwards, and I can't blame them. A horrible tragedy all around.

[@brianwong7285]

Especially the team of police officers tasked with recovering the bodies of the dead. (go watch 'Operation Overdue' and you’ll see. It’s beginning includes the final bits of CVR audio from the flight.) Because some bodies were frozen in states that would not fit regular body bags, some of them needed custom made body bags.

[@gunther_hermann]

@@brianwong7285 Yeah, those poor bastards. God bless them.

[@anjalivashishtha2620]

Brian Wong hello . Can you please tell me where did you watch it or kindly share a link

[@brianwong7285]

The full thing is available only on Dailymotion. Google "erebus operation overdue" and you’ll get the results (only the trailers are up on KZbin.)

[@gunther_hermann]

@@brianwong7285 It's also available right now on Amazon Prime, if one has that service. The CVR recording at the beginning is dramatized, however. If you check it against the actual transcript you'll see it's been condensed for brevity and dramatic effect.

[@RebelRoseJade]

It's sad that so many people lost their lives over a stupid mistake and they tried to cover it up and I'm proud of that judge for calling it right not to many would have done that RIP RIP SIR God put a perfect gem in your crown

[@digital727]

Sounds Sus if you ask me. No more flights for many years? & a cover up. Were they supposed to of told the pilots of the changes made to the computer? Antartica being the place of mystery for some!

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

Just another senseless, avoidable accident, covered sensitively and professionally by the flightchannel. You have earned your subs

[@michaelmiller8455]

@bigbodyrover She's offering you the truth. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[@LastAvailableAlias]

All accidents are avoidable in retrospect. If they were so obvious beforehand we'd never have accidents.

[@whiteeaglewarrior]

@@LastAvailableAlias well some of the cock ups were because people didnt follow procedures laid out, or whatever. But yes, even those protocols were written in blood.

[@STHFGDBY]

A disaster caused by incompetent so called professionals. Air New Zealand's cover up was a disgraceful act of betrayal against the Crew and passengers that died . It was your fault and you tried to falsely accuse innocent Pilots of the disaster, shame on you all that were involved with this cover up, all of you should have been jailed in a court of law for your stupid incompetence.

[@evs251]

Well the pilot is also responsible for navigation and following his radar etc. Can't just blindly follow the set course

[@yancysummer8467]

@@evs251no, the pilot is actually supposed to be able to just follow the set course.

[@colincochrane4108]

I agree. Likewise when they they cartwheeled a DC8 down the runway at Auckland airport July 4 1966 1559 LT. Watching all day from a maintenance workshop when the aircraft was crew training doing touch and goes and bursting tyres. I actually saw this happening. The check pilot pulled back the throttle on takeoff to simulate an engine failure. however because of a design fault if the throttle is pulled back too fast the thrust reverse lever can be engaged. Thus there was a situation where on takeoff three engines were on takeoff power and one engine was on thrust reverse. I saw the aircraft slew around with wings vertical. One wing touched the runway and the aircraft cartwheeled down the runway ending in front of the departure lounge. It was tragic and burnt into my memory.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Karma is a b u know eventually it will come back to haunt them..

[@johnsutcliffe3209]

@@colincochrane4108 one of the engines is at MOTAT

[@wanderingrg]

Am i the only one that didn’t know Antartica has volcanoes? Lol

[@ecclestonsangel]

Nope, I didn't know that, either. Who'da thunk?

[@vivekt.2038]

same here !

[@feweqfwefwef9912]

Issa KZbin Channel murrica education at its finest

[@zachshine6170]

Why would it not? It is a continent just like every other.. with tectonic plates, like everywhere, just cuz its covered in glaciers doesn't mean every volcano just disappears lol..

[@glangsaprick]

Firstly lol? People died you cretin. Great way to showcase your stupidity. Dumb arse...

[@patters.]

Another fact about Flight 901 is that Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mt. Everest, was scheduled to be the guide to the sightseeing flight, before cancelling due to other plans. His friend who offered to replace him ended up dying instead.

[@stuartb3609]

And then Hillary married his widow. True fact.

[@HustlerAtWork82]

That is dark and creepy.

[@stuartb3609]

No not at all. Just two acquainted widowers who got together in their senior years. I met them both several times and she really was devoted to him.

[@patters.]

Woah, how'd you meet them several times? That must've been amazing

[@HustlerAtWork82]

In that case, i will take your word for it. Thank you.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

"an orchestrated litany of lies" is a sentence that lives on in the memory of every Kiwi alive at that time.

Also applies to almost any political speech.

[@sparkingwave]

I remember reading that cameras were recovered from the crash site and the film developed which showed plenty of blue sky and Antarctic landscape that passengers had taken as well as views of the airplane cabin. Those people had no idea they were heading right into a mountain. RIP

[@susancronin5589]

interesting 🤔

[@larsporsena7115]

Just the name ‘Erebus’ gives me the chills. It was the name of one of the ships in the Franklin Arctic disaster and a deadly feature in this one.

[@chris420uk]

That's right. Mt Erebus was named this because HMS Erebus discovered the volcano. Much of the area is named after captains and patrons of those discovery ships (McMurdo, Ross, etc.)

[@scooby1992]

and one of the other mountains / volcanoes on Ross Island is called is called ' Mount Terror ' .

[@georgiak6017]

Erebus is a place of darkness on the way to hell in mythology.

[@floraposteschild4184]

@@georgiak6017 It's like maybe you should avoid naming things "Erebus". Not that I'm superstitious, but stick to more positive names, like "Disaster" or "Misery".

[@davidwujczyk3037]

Also the scariest haunted house in Michigan

[@romainv8755]

If I die in a plane crash my day I hope my flight will be in your channel ! It's always top work

[@lovelifekidcry]

hahahahhaha !!

[@NHeuwdini]

Boy you got me.

[@mohamedhosamanwar8330]

I wish for you a good long life bro.

[@htos1av]

Mohamed Hosam Anwar Me too!

[@carolmorris404]

I hope you never die in a plane crash. Despite the brilliance of these videos, sadly those who die in the crashes are merely statistics mentioned in the passengers aboard.

[@MrSnotrock3t]

My very first thought when I started watching this was, "why tf are sight-seeing flights over Antarctica even a thing..." Edit: y'all in the replies willing to fly over the most hostile land on earth just to see some snow are hilarious. I could literally just go to Minnesota in February to get the same effect.

[@muttley8818]

Err...because some people are fascinated by Antarctica. Me being one of them.

[@arthurmead5341]

Idiot

[@gleaveinjapan]

Because it is the last wilderness, I would go there if Air New Zealand had more flights.

[@SillyPuddy2012]

Probably because it’s a lot more picturesque than it sounds. Plus it’s Antarctica, relatively few people can say they’ve seen it.

[@justasniper83]

James Gleave then embark on a merchant ship 🤣

[@skade245]

"when a whiteout occurs" >literally gets teleported to the sun

[@Shamol]

That‘s literally the opposite of literally.

[@vlz.matthew]

@@Shamol True

[@frankirvine316]

As the Judge said “An orchestrated litany of lies” Has Air NZ changed?

[@charlienorton2337]

Yes, of course they’ve changed

[@eddieharrison7119]

They tried to Cover it up as any Law Suit would Bankrupt both ANZ & the Government !

[@southpakrules]

Yep. They are much better in cover ups now.

[@Nobilangelo]

Being a New Zealander I remember that day very clearly. First the news on the radio that that contact had been lost with the flight and that it was overdue, then the announcement that it could not possibly still be in the air because it would have run out of fuel, then the discovery of that terrible black stain on the side of the mountain, then the long enquiry and the revelation of what had really happened. Our great national airline was humbled and had to rebuild itself.

[@carolmorris404]

Each to his own, but I wouldn't want a sight seeing trip through cloud over ice!! A sight seeing trip over the grand canyon, or the Great wall of China, even the Sphinx or pyramids of Geeza, but the Antartica?? I could just as well stick my face in my deep freezer. As I said, each to his own.

[@RVREVO]

Due to the critical computer error, the plane was in the wrong place at the time. But yes, i really do not see why anyone would want to go to Antarctica

[@carolmorris404]

@Brads Creamy Meme Stash precisely what I said. Definitely wouldn't book a ticket on that "sight seeing" trip either, but apparently there are those who will. 🙄

[@teenieneenie630]

Oh, geez, first learn how to spell than spout off! It's like listening to tRump speak! 3rd grade spelling.

[@carolmorris404]

@@teenieneenie630did I miss a spontaneous American election? Who is tRump? 😂😂

[@carolmorris404]

@Brads Creamy Meme Stash I hope they give you a thesaurus to read over and over and over again once you have passed on from this life.

[@MR-qy4sh]

"This accident also spelt the end of commercially operated Antarctic sightseeing flights" - Qantas still does several Antarctic sightseeing flights every summer with the 747 from Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and sometimes Adelaide and no, they are not charter, seats are purchased via online booking system

[@audicoes]

That's true: www.traveller.com.au/flight-to-antarctica-what-its-like-to-fly-over-the-frozen-continent-gqwdtt

[@33moneyball]

This crash was in 1979....Qantas didn’t start those Antarctica flights until 1995. So yes the Mt.Erebus disaster did spell the end of those trips. A different airline revived them 16 years later. The video is absolutely correct.

[@1tahliajaye]

They are chartered... It's literally in the headline for information. "Qantas chartered flight to Antarctica:"

[@WeWuzSqueebles]

@@33moneyball Then they should've clarified, "Spelled the end of commercially operated Antarctic sightseeing aircraft for 16 years.", thought I don't blame TheFlightChannel, he does a lot of research as is, we all make mistakes.

[@saggo1712]

@@33moneyball QANTAS made its first flight to Antarctica in 1977. Two days before Air New Zealand.

[@iquitytlooololol37]

god bless to everyone who died im that flight

[@teo.took.40.benadryl]

@ You expect God to do everything for you eh

[@teo.took.40.benadryl]

@ I don't get why God should prevent an accident that was so avoidable.

[@nackyding]

Amazing I NEVER hear anything about jail time when these "accidents" are due to intended negligence because of lazies and/or airline profits.

[@georgiak6017]

Our prime minister backed up the airline bosses.

[@ramsesiv5342]

i just found out dis channel, now 5 days straight I've been binge watching these videos. very informative and heart breaking at the same time tho not all but most :

[@THELIFEOFPRICE]

Another awesome video, Rip to them

[@Cook2430]

Old comment, but hey it's JP! DFS!!

[@patrykmyslinski1285]

@@Cook2430 stop it, you're embarrassing yourself, enjoy life young, teen, old

[@mariahendrickson1443]

You know, any small error could lead to disaster... I pray for everyone involved in airline tasks n duties; engineers, techs, inspectors, pilots, co-pilots.. Lord, Blessed Mother be with them..

[@Nordique1919]

My weather professor at my university was actually the person that wrote the final weather report for the investigation of this accident. Showed us pics of the actual report and everything. He had to present his work to the investors.

[@estoyaqui5386]

Investors or investigators?

[@Bournethorpe]

@Epele Haja That comment is racially offensive, and I for one care.

[@wogga8]

The first report by Justice Peter Mahon was the only genuine report ever done on Erebus. Everything done after this was part of the cover up.

[@wogga8]

@Epele Haja You are a complete muppet aren't you.

[@wogga8]

@Epele Haja be careful, your mother will find you on the computer unsupervised again.

[@tarrasage4272]

Hands down the best channel on KZbin!! Sometimes I have to take a break from watching your videos because they're gut-wrenching and my nerves are on edge. This is unlike anything I've ever seen. ✈✈✈

[@grantjohnston5817]

The modern world!Everybody is edgy!

[@tarrasage4272]

@@grantjohnston5817 😷😊😷

[@badmonkey2222]

379$ for a sightseeing trip that wasn't that long is quite expensive for 1979

[@SirStoneyOfBow]

It was an 11-12 hour round trip as well. Sound odd to fly that long and land in the same place you flew from.

[@ScooterZn]

It was. A friend had booked and paid for the flight 4 months previously. He was well prepared, binoculars, two 35 mm cameras and 12 rolls of film.. It's all still on Erebus.

[@floridagoldbricks8968]

@@ScooterZn 🤕

[@Kristopia.23]

Did you there are Hot air balloon rides that cost over $1300 which is probably shorter

[@Tracymmo]

$1,940 in 2019 dollars (1,178 USD)

[@kiwiryker]

This video while good doesn’t explain the complicated mess that was involved, as a kiwi this made an impact on all of us that were alive in NZ at the time , I read here people blame the DC10.. nothing was wrong with this beautiful plane. It’s the wankers who changed the programs.. There is an incredible book on this crash.. my mothers grave is next to the mass grave for the unidentifiable bodies . It’s so sad to read the stone, family surnames, husband and wives. .. there is a memorial seat to sit on the site donated from Japan.. but there is something else, some names have been removed from the stone, people although supposed to have died on the flight didn’t and have been found alive ... great video, would have liked more in depth and better photos of the crash

[@Lswain13]

As a kiwi too I agree.

[@phildouglas9086]

Why were the flying over Antarctica? Where did the flight originate, and what was it's destination? And, do commercial airliners still fly over Antarctica?

[@kiwiryker]

2manyblueberries why would you say this in the face of death.. grow up

[@kiwiryker]

Phil Douglas air nz was doing regular sightseeing trips 1977-1979. If you read Wikipedia’s air NZ flight 901 . Good read. There is a good book and much discussion about this crash. It left Auckland Int 8am . On the previous flight Sir Edmund Hillary was a guide on board and he was meant to be on this flight. His good friend Peter Mulgrew went instead. An Australian airline has been doing the flights now . They use a 747-400ER since 1994. From Melb

[@htos1av]

2manyblueberries Just stop it.

[@garychristenson6370]

EXCELLENT video! I am confused. I always thought that the Captain of the airplane was responsible for its navigation, no matter what. It is unimaginable that the airplane would have been operating in Antarctica without its own radar. One would think that Mount Erebus would have shown up as a giant return on the aircraft's radar, difficult to miss. And it's also difficult to imagine that a Captain would blindly follow a pre-programmed course anywhere, much less in Antarctica. It is also surprising that the airline would have assigned a pilot AND a first officer that had no experience on that route. Indeed, it sounds as though no flight crew on that aircraft had any experience in Antarctica! It is well known that operating any vehicle of any kind in an Arctic environment is hazardous at best. A lot of people died needlessly because of a series of stupid judgments.

[@aesonindustries8325]

Yeah it was really actually the airline who allowed sort of this sight seeing trip that was a niche of its. I believe they did have small regulations on it that they told thier pilots about but something on the day I believe was changed route wise and actually the planned route was altered in a way that made it dangerous. Thankfully none of this stuff happens today tho.

[@TheWatanna]

Gary Christenson. After the crash rescuers found the Pilots log book which they put with other things that they found. One rescuer a Policeman, noticed that after the officials had been in the tent the pages of the log book were missing. There is a fantastic Documentary on KZbin regarding those who went to the crash to get the bodies etc. The cover up was by the officials was shocking, lies after lies, luckily they did not get away with it. It was in no way the Pilots fault, it was the Companies fault. They gave the wrong coordinates which was written in the Pilots log book, thats why they took the pages.

[@myrongaines5542]

Think about it, they changed the route without telling the crew, and then tried to blame the pilots. Maybe somebody on that plane was targeted and the killers wanted the plane to crash. The question is, who was on that plane? 🤔

[@aesonindustries8325]

Yup as said by this, I couldnt phase my comment properly but I watched a documentary the same one as so which showed the full truth

[@ivannovotny4552]

@@aesonindustries8325 Cover up at its best.

[@ABQSkywatcher]

"When you quit watching porn, you start questioning Antarctica."- Owen Benjamin

[@Bankable2790]

Lmao wtf

[@ABQSkywatcher]

@@Bankable2790 Owen. Watching now. He's brilliant kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4jWeqGpbbiAgNE

[@kakarot5219]

Didn't get it

[@vlz.matthew]

@@kakarot5219 Same

[@JSwish29]

Stupid shit

[@annakeye]

"An orchestrated litany of lies" Justice Peter McMahon. Those words rung out across New Zealand and have been burned into the collective psyche of this nation since 1981. I was at high school when this accident happened and it changed us. We thought Air New Zealand was unstoppable, with a blemish free record. Unfortunately, it was completely owned by the NZ taxpayer so, it was in fact us that paid the costs and fines. To blame the flight crew and think they'd get away with it is beyond reprehensible. Those that orchestrated the cover up should've been imprisoned.

[@TheKonga88]

They should have been stoned to death ☠️☠️💀💀💀💀💀💀💀🌕

[@unusedaccount95304]

however, since then, air new zealand has never done a thing again. and now they are one of the best airlines in the world.

[@unusedaccount95304]

@@joebidenofficialpotuswhat the

[@uwanttono4012]

Just now reading about this crash and seein the video for the first time.Can't believe nobody was imprisoned? What about those who changed the computerized flight path and other admin officials? Were they not held to account?

[@wyomingptt]

It makes you wonder what the point of these alarms on the plane if by the time they sound it's already too late to save the plane...

[@fukawininetynine5999]

WyomingPTT That would depend on many factors. Remember it was 1970s technology sensing terrain rising towards the aircraft. But steeply rising terrain such as this plus high speed allows for very little time. The ground proximity warning system GPWS has saved a great many aircraft. The newest systems are even better.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

It's like added torture

[@beagle7622]

Remember clearly a news bulletin saying that the plane was overdue. It was serious enough for them to interrupt a TV program in Australia, but my reaction was it must be late but as the night,went on, nobody seemed to know what had happened although evidently people in the know knew. The photos of the crash site were horrendous taken shortly after showed nothing much recognise able except for the tail and at least 2 engines. A sad night, I had flown on that plane between Melbourne and Auckland.

"People in the know knew".

[@loneaxolotl]

Poor pilots. It is really sad they were blamed by the airline. I really love your channel man! Keep up the good work!

[@dawnzephyr]

OK, I'm confused on one point. They descended to 1,500 feet because the Navy Base at McMurdo had them on radar. Why wouldn't McMurdo ATC have noticed they were headed straight towards Mt Erebus and warned them?

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

first mistake.....neither pilot nor co-pilot had ever flown there before

[@maximw9362]

Fabian Patrizio well some time has to be the first time

[@Tina06019]

@@maximw9362 Well, yes, but it might be better for one of the pilots to have been there before. Nonetheless, I know this is Monday morning quarterbacking on my part.

[@alexd1074]

Flying blind in clouds in whiteout conditions in an uninhabited continent thousands of miles from help in uncharted territory just for the sake of enabling the rich to sightsee...hmmm...great idea!

[@ajay_constantine]

It's been exactly 40 years! RIP to all those who were in that aircraft.

[@michaelearlgrey]

Cleaning up a plane crash is never pretty but read what the recovery crews went through on this one. Not enough food, water, artic gear, body bags. Couldn't wash the "human oil" off their hands before eating. God bless them because it read like frozen hell.

[@shriyasatheesh9172]

'pull up' 'pull up' is giving me the creeps.. Best channel in KZbin Subscribed :-*

[@ShawnaCaptain]

The commentator (akin to a tour guide) that is referred to was Peter Mulgrew. Peter was close friends with Sir Edmond Hillary and in fact, Sir Hillary was originally planned to be on this flight but had an overriding commitment in the states and Peter took his place. In 1974 (4 years prior to this crash), Sir Hillary's wife and 16 yr old daughter were killed in Kathmandu as passengers on a single engine Pilatus PC-6. After being told of the tragedy, Sir Hillary insisted on having a helicopter take him to the crash site, he was never the same. Ten years after NZ 901, in 1989, Sir Hillary marries June Mulgrew. She was Peter's widow.

[@Ghostrider-71]

Adolf Galand LMAO.

[@DerangedLeftWingers]

and no one went to jail, until people start going to jail for their incompetence, crashes that should of never happened will continue to happen

[@tannabanana3402]

About for 5 years ago I had covered this during my presentation on Air accident. It is one of the saddest research I have ever done, everything was horribly sad and it hurt me. My heart goes out to all the families and friends who have lost their loved ones from this accident. I wanted to visit the place and to see for myself as a way of paying my respect. Some day, one day will come.

[@geoffroberts1126]

I remember this. I was working on International HF at Sydney Radio at the time. We heard them outbound, IIRC, they were working Auckland not us, but we had strips for them, NZ901/910 (outbound/inbound) our supervisors had us calling and SELCALing them for hours, Auckland were calling on all their HF freqs as well (SP6 net same as Sydney) and everything Air NZ had in the air was calling them on company and ATC frequencies. They were still 'missing' when I went home, got home 30 min later and heard they'd officially run out of fuel, but we were pretty sure they were gone well before then. Very sad.

[@cchris874]

If you should have the time to make a revised version there would be some important corrections you might wish to make. -You might want to make it clearer that "sector whiteout" is not about snow in the air, or sand. It happens in clear air when light is refracting between cloud layer and the snow covered terrain, where they appear to blend together blotting out all surface definition -The crew's figure 8 descent was carried out entirely in clear air, as shown by the continuous photos taken by the passengers. At no point was flight 901 flying in cloud or in snow. I recommend the Gordon Vette book "Impact Erebus," where many pictures are reproduced. -The reason the commentator couldn't identify the terrain was because of cloud layer below them. Again, no snow or clouds at any time at the altitude of the plane. This satisfied the requirement of VMC conditions, where you are never allowed to enter cloud. -sector whiteout also produces the insidious illusion of a horizon line, lulling the crew into believing they had unlimited clear air for 40 miles or more ahead. -might also want to mention that the terrain over which they were flying mirrored almost exactly the terrain they were originally supposed to have been over. It's this coincidence of terrain, and the false horizon line that was the source of the crew's confidence. cheers

[@janetmiller2160]

Thanks for the understanding.

[@thirstonhowellthebird]

cchris874 Wow we all are on pins and needles waiting for you to create the revised video that has all the corrections in it. Thank you for educating everyone, when will you be posting the video with all the special effects and the “true“ details?

[@mikebronicki6978]

cchris874 disregard uninformed ppl who prefer to remain uninformed.

[@cchris874]

@@thirstonhowellthebird I don't know how to make these things, and I definitely appreciate they take a lot of time. That said, I'm not sure what the point of your comment is. Is it your contention that everything the fight channel does is 100% perfect? Or do you just think I'm being ungrateful? Did you ever read anything about the Erebus crash, or do you assume, as most humans do, that once you see one source of info, you believe you have everything you need to be an expert on the subject? Cheers and happy flying.

[@cchris874]

@@mikebronicki6978 It's frustrating when people come to believe KZbin recreations are absolute Gospel. How does this happen? Do these people not read anything? Is all of their learning through cartoons?

[@Palpatine001]

An Orchestrated Litany of Lies is what Judge Peter. M said towards Air New Zealand in his report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Erebus Disaster. The then National Government under Sir Robert Muldoon were of no help either. Air NZ only apologised recently for the disaster with a memorial at Auckland International Airport and I believe now Parnell Rose Gardens. The disaster is still a very sore point for New Zealand after what Air NZ pulled

[@perihelion7798]

I like New Zealand, but all politicians are trained serial liars. All of them, everywhere.

[@kennysender6804]

How did the flight programmers get it so wrong entering the coordinates into the computer ... also at any given time usually the flight engineer should know where they are exactly in the sky . The technology in 1979 was primitive in comparison to today’s technology but still advanced enough to know ...

[@krashd]

In 1979 the tech to know exactly where you were over Antarctica did not exist, GPS wasn't available there (and wouldn't be used by planes for another decade), the continent had no VOR beacons yet, and compasses don't work, the only way to find out your location all the way down there was to correlate your movements with your position on a map but if your flight computer had been given the wrong data to begin with then where you think you are on that map is always going to be wrong.

[@aicerg]

@@krashd that was sickening to read, and makes you wonder why would someone think that whole thing was a good idea. Jesus.

[@dxk2007]

Sad that the first time I heard of Christchurch was with the recent news.

[@Guitargasm1000]

No way in fk would i roll the dice with that trip! Can you imagine being not fully dead and freezing to death on top of it all? No way man

[@susanhamptonva4203]

By the look of the wreckage, all died instantly. Pain wouldn't have even registered in their brains before they were gone.

[@NobaAndrewxyu]

Nice video. today I visited the memorial of this crash

[@lucagiacalone5768]

Where the memorial is ?

[@Otiraxo_]

@@lucagiacalone5768 mt erebus

[@lucagiacalone5768]

DrKillSwitchOfficial in Antartica ? How can I go to the memorial site ?

[@rememberingthevictims914]

@@lucagiacalone5768 Is in a cemetery in Auckland.

[@bushrakhan1529]

Luca Giacalone you’ll likely have to fly the scenic route to mt. Erebus to see it.

[@GroomLeader]

That was the worst idea ever hatched by an airline company. A sightseeing tour over one of the remotest parts of the planet. Nothing to see but a whole lot of ice and snow, and any possible landing places in case of an emergency, thousands of miles away. I don't know why this crazy idea was ever even thought of, let alone marketed. Then, they change the flight plan programmed, and don't tell the crew? Add in the collusion of lies and cover up orchestrated by these criminals, trying to dump the blame on the flight crew. They should have been sued right out of business. Don't know how many got canned, but the entire rotten corps should have been thrown out.

[@cchris874]

Well they're still popular, with Qantas still offering several flights per year. I think people want to just say "I saw Anractica."

[@DirtyStringz]

How is it any different than flying over the open ocean?

[@cchris874]

@@DirtyStringz because no one would pay for a flight just to see the ocean.

[@PhrontDoor]

Just curious why there's no gps map thing on the plane to show giant friggin mountains in the way!

[@JustinJackson11]

PhrontDoor GPS didn't exist for commercial use in 1970

[@krashd]

GPS is still sketchy in Antarctica today, there are no positioning sats down there, you barely pick up the southern hemisphere sats.

[@tomcorwine3091]

@@JustinJackson11 I don’t think GPS existed at all in 1979. That came out of Regan’s “Star Wars” program in the ’80s as far as I know.

[@unusedaccount95304]

@@JustinJackson11 ahem, 1979.

[@JustinJackson11]

@@unusedaccount95304 nothing I said was wrong. It didn't exist then. Yes I could've clarified, but I was technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

[@blueshark4926]

Sadly enough, Erebus is a name associated with tragedy. See: the Franklin expedition and like, Greek.

[@johnkzuknox6343]

NZ PM has announced 2019 Dec an apology over the crash and investigations matters saying will relook at it, ie any wrongful actions. Amen.

[@janetmiller2160]

in Feb 2020, waiting with eager interest.

[@SethCocker05]

I love the old 1970s Air New Zealand livery. I wish it had stayed, it is much better than the black and white one we have today.

[@teo.took.40.benadryl]

Never forget the PSAs and Continental retro liveries. Those were good

[@sp769]

Not bad but a few errors. Sector whiteout is different from what you explained. FL901 was flying in clear air. The phenomonon was described by Justice P Mahon as 'a malevolent trick of the polar light'. It was not snowing at the time. Air NZ told lies. Why do people tell lies? Because they have something to hide. The novice Chief Inspector of air accidents Ron Chippendale, died some years later jogging along the roadside and was hit by a car!

[@znpl]

bro please create video about air blue disaster in margalla hills PAkistan.. it was the worst aviataion disaster in pakistan history. Alot of your pakistani fans want to see it .. thank you:)

[@as-ie1yv]

@S K go and check germanwings and airindiaexpress flight on this channel you racist idiots

[@GoogleGebruiker]

@@as-ie1yv Pakistani is not a race. But I Agree it's discriminatory to say such things.

[@shadetreesolar2932]

In another words, A Corporate Inducted CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain)

[@treasuretrails]

Watching this while drunk and high in 2022 at age 28 is so surreal man, life is crazy dude LOL

[@jaydenthepenguin659]

For once please listen to me please. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! And please create Qantas 32. Please. 😢

[@MexboroughBuildings]

The quality of these productions are amazing.

[@SpheroJr3289]

Alexander IV History what clickbait thumbnail

[@thedolphingamer3516]

Alexander IV History He makes no mistakes or click bait thumbnails

[@muttley8818]

@@thedolphingamer3516 Quite a few errors, and the video doesn't properly describe the whiteout phenomenon the pilots experienced before the crash.

[@kiwicossack]

I remember this day..when it first came on the news the plane was late coming back..some more updates and then I heard them say...by now the plane would have run outta fuel..the rest is history

[@gigi4713]

I am back to watch this one again this year. First, thank you so much for your respectful and thorough video content. I’m not sure if anyone has brought this up, but a heartbreaking irony here is that Antarctica is technically a desert and barely gets 2 inches of precipitation a year. Snow is infrequent. Next, I’ve seen this asked after many different videos but I’m not sure if a complete answer has ever been given: why does it take so long for the GPWS to alert? I realize there are high speeds involved, however, if there’s going to be a warning system shouldn’t it start alerting when there is still time to actually “pull up?” 😢💔

[@westizbest2017]

Sadly addictive,like the sinking of the ocean liners!

[@trevorrogers95]

That’s precisely how I ended up here. And I’ve decided I’d much rather be on a sinking ship than a sinking plane!

[@lelekoJumboJet]

YES! The right plane, the right livery and right registration. Congrats TFC!!!

[@tangatoto362]

I was living in the UK at the time and heard the awful news about this tragedy......a week later I received a letter from a friend in NZ , that had been mailed before the flight , telling me he’d paid to send his parents on this flight. My pain was horrible but small compared to the unimaginable grief that swept New Zealand, a country that is so physically beautiful and filled with friendly people .... this was indeed a tragedy on so many levels......thanks for the wonderfully informative recreation, which (sorry to say) I was reluctant to watch .

[@GENECARP]

God, watching these is both addictive and terrifying..

[@ishenichole7340]

Definitely

[@donnarupert4926]

It’s absolutely terrifying 😬✈️

[@richardbrown6565]

I wouldn't think you can see much from an airliners window.

[@ricardomilos990]

I have seen footage and pictures taken by the passengers before the crash. It felt weird that these people were sipping Champagne and enjoying themselves not knowing that in a few hours they would all perish. RIP

[@fotografiasromero]

@Blaise Semenya kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6XLmmuHdrCVpdE&feature=emb_logo

[@MahouneArrow]

1.bp.blogspot.com/-4_yLDva6kQs/WufoFNuaMgI/AAAAAAAAAd4/HLDeCTtFzsEpqHvWo1wmdEyOseh7PDugwCLcBGAs/s1600/air-new-zealand-passenger-picture-passageiro-foto.png This photo touch me so much. A minimal part of the second before the death, the crash ongoing... And the second after the photographer was dead.

[@farraelena7555]

My heart goes out to all the victims. May you all rest in peace.

[@twistedgamer9167]

They will be in heaven

[@Onioncake]

9:56 whiteout = MY EYES R DYING!!!!!

[@yancysummer8467]

Same lol

[@nassermj7671]

Even more tragic when it's a small mistake that could have been easily avoided.

[@janetmiller2160]

I kept thinkng: more electronics!

[@kiwigunner]

There was no mistake. Air New Zealand changed the flight plan without telling the pilots. as a result the pilots thought they were some distance to the right of where they actually were. There was no mountain in front of them on their flight plan. They thought they were flying over open sea/ice

[@Xvladin]

@@kiwigunner that’s the mistake though. Not telling them where they were going was the small mistake that could have easily been avoided. I don’t think he’s trying to insinuate that the pilots made the mistake

[@kiwigunner]

@@Xvladin its not a mistake when you change a flightplan after pilots briefing, its not a mistake to tamper/destroy evidence before presenting it at court

[@apostleverde]

08:18 - "The aircraft is completing its final descent" -- yes, indeed it was...

[@edellis2555]

my old teacher was in this flight, it was ridiculous i remember the headmaster told the whole school, it really hurt me

[@taggerdoxyll]

Ed Ellis I’m sorry to hear that man

[@lkthyper6890]

Hahaha get rekt

[@georgescott1180]

Well done (again). No drama, no commercials, just facts and awesome graphics. Thank you. No one should ever take air flight for granted but today's society doesn't seem to understand that very well. Hopefully your videos will bring a better appreciation of traveling by plane.

[@keaganchong3955]

The passengers literally bought their tickets to death ☹️

[@adex_smith]

There’s a dana air crash here in Nigeria, i want you to do that on your channel bro

[@austinmoore7328]

To those and there family

[@keiththompson2172]

Good video - very dodgy circumstances - rip all onboard . Antarctica is a very odd place and access so heavily controlled- it’s a shame so many people have to perish

[@the_alex_ellis_channel6923]

Before people slag off Air New Zealand in the comments, remember that this happened 40 years ago. The people involved in the cover-up are either dead, or long retired. Air New Zealand in the 21st century is a fantastic airline that is now considered to be one of the world's best. The airline has come a long way since 1979.

[@Steve42098]

Found the company man

[@robbiebluck]

The crew never saw the mountain. What happened to the pilots notebook? This is NZ Airways denying all possible liability.

[@porirvian8457]

One of the men who were sent to recover the bodies actually saw the notebook containing the coordinates. He did not touch it but later saw ANZ management rummaging in the area where the notebook was, he later saw on the news that all the contents in the notebook was ripped out.

[@thebeagles2025]

Considering the fact that flying the plane low is rather important for sightseeing, I think it is in everyone's best interest to at least mention to the pilots that you've programmed the plane to fly towards a freaking mountain.

[@mistyoglesby2577]

I feel like being a pilot is like driving with blindfolds on and the person in the passenger seat telling you where to go. Any miscommunication ends in disaster. I could never be a pilot

[@xuamox]

Why is it that in all the accidents where the ground proximity alarm goes off with "pull up" it's usually too late and the aircraft still strikes the ground? Is there no way to have a ground proximity warning that allows more time to apply power and go around?

[@nirupamarout3841]

Lucky to the people missed this flight

[@mansh42]

Extreme quality and precision on the information as always. It’s extremely hard to actually explain the whole incident in depth without leaving anything out whatsoever in such a short time. Also the on screen graphics are very realistic and satisfying to watch. You’re so underrated keep it up.

[@SueMead]

I was sixteen years old when this happened. I remember the "breaking news" (pretty much unheard of in NZ) saying an Air New Zealand flight was overdue from a sightseeing flight to Antarctica. This was unheard of in NZ. Air NZ was considered at that time, to be the single best airline in the world. With one stupid decision made by management (who else?) Air-NZ and the nation were changed forever. It is something I will never forget.

[@Element9846]

I absolutely LOVE this channel! Thank you!!!!!! Its such an amazing way to tell the story of the voiceless. Your work into this channel, not only for aviation enthusiasts but for the victims and families of such terrible tragedy's is very important! You, TheFlightChannel, do an amazing job...I have at least 4+ hours of watch time on this channel. 👍

[@soapwonder2284]

You make really good videos with lots of useful Information! The whole flight was a crazy idea! May they rest in peace. 40 years later!

[@CapFreddy]

Excellent video, as always. What about the us navy radar? It was mentioned at the beginning and it seemed like a factor that influenced the crew decision to go lower.

[@trishzechel3616]

I watch a lot of plane crash investigations, but I never heard of this one until now. It looked so real. Thanks.

[@AntonyWanyama]

The"Touch" soundtrack usually at the end makes me sub

[@mchadwick9000]

Hey man absolutely love your videos, I’ve been recommending them to everyone I know and they love them too, I really appreciate the effort and hard work and your talent that goes into making these vids. I was wondering if you were ever going to do a video on Japan Airlines Flight 123 sometime? those pilots did an amazing job keeping the plane up in the air for as long as they did considering what went wrong. Apparently they ran several simulations of the planes malfunctions/scenario with several highly trained pilots at the wheel and none of them could keep the plane up as long as the crew of flight 123 did - True heroes!

[@Giratina1999]

It’s been on my bucket list to travel to Antarctica and see the remains of the DC-10

[@flannelpillowcase6475]

interestingly specific item to have on your bucket list

[@asmrcritique6565]

Just watched Erebus: Operation Overdue on Daily Motion (2 parts) after this video. An amazing documentary about heroes who identified victims from this crash.

[@Userznxbdjr]

Once I play your video I can't stop watching. Love it.

[@theflightchannel]

Thanks man!!

[@jpmf639]

Good job dude! Keep up the good work!

[@garryhastings3383]

Like many others on that day I found it hard to come to terms with. I had flown Air New Zealand before and indeed, after this terrible air crash. The flight crews on these flights were so totally down-to-earth and a joy to speak to. I hope those I met on those journeys survived but of course we mourn those that died. I hope they can Rest in Peace, with all my heart.

[@Xvladin]

Damn, I’d be so down to do a sight seeing flight over Antarctica. That sounds like such an incredible experience.

[@arnoldlong8119]

contact Qantas. they offer them

[@lnteIIigence]

If a plane is inverted and is about to crash into terrain, is it programmed to warn the crew by saying "Push down!" or is it still "Pull up!", bearing in mind the latter would mean they'd be being instructed to crash into the ground even quicker.