Cockpit Distractions Leading to Fatal Crash (Ansett New Zealand Flight 703) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN

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If you found this video to be interesting, be sure to subscribe as there is a new video every Saturday. This video also went out to my Patrons on Patreon 48 hours before going out publicly. Consider joining here from £1 per month: https://www.patreon.com/DisasterBreakdown Twitter: https://twitter.com/Chloe_HowieCB The Country of New Zealand has a remarkable safety record when it comes to aviation. When an air accident does occur in this small country it receives a lot of attention. The crash of Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 was the first loss of a passenger plane since the 1979 Antarctica Disaster. Flight 703 is a case that involves a plane with a unique design, so we’ll be taking a look at this plane today and the events that led to the loss of this aircraft. The morning of June 9th, 1995. Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 was cruising over New Zealand’s North Island. The plane had just left Auckland at 8:17 that morning for a roughly one hour flight south to Palmerston North, located in the south of New Zealand’s North Island. On board were 21 passengers and crew. Up in the Flight Deck were two highly experienced pilots. 40-year-old Captain Garry Sotheran possessed nearly 8000 total flight hours flying a variety of different planes. His first officer that day was also rather experienced, 33-year-old Barry Brown had achieved 6 and a half thousand flight hours by the time of the accident. The rest of the occupants included 18 passengers and 1 flight attendant. #aviation Sources: https://www.taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/95-011.pdf https://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/dash8/#:~:text=The%20newest%20member%20of%20the,density%2C%20short%2Dhaul%20routes. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/verdict-leaves-pilot-speechless/VXUVYR5UF4RIGSRC42RACCSOWE/ https://community.infiniteflight.com/t/25-years-on-ansett-new-zealand-flight-703/448084 https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/1118-ansett-dash-8-crash-pointless-prosecution.html