| Date: | November 28, 1979 |
| Location: | Near Mt. Erebus, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica |
| Aircraft: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Reg: | ZK-NZP |
| Airline: | Air New Zealand |
| Flight No: | 901 |
| Fatalities: | 257 : 257 |
| What started out as a Antarctic sightseeing tour, ended in disaster, when this Air New Zealand DC-10 crashed into Mt. Erebus killing all 257 aboard. An incorrect computer-stored flight plan led to a navigational error which brought the plane near Mt. Erebus in whiteout conditions. |