New Zealand's Prime Minister Apologizes For Government's Handling Of 1979 Plane Crash

On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand flight 901 was on a sightseeing tour of Antarctica. Shortly before 1 p.m., the plane crashed into the side of Mount Erebus, a volcano, killing all 257 people on board. It was New Zealand's worst peacetime disaster. (www.npr.org) 更多...