9781869414894 - Dash 8 Down: the Inside Story of Ansett Flight 703 (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This copy appears to be unread and has very light shelf wear only. A detailed investigation into the 1995 Dash-8 air crash whick killed four people, New Zealand's worst air accident after Erebus. The book includes details of the crash, the investigation and the recent pilot's trial at which he, the chief pilot, was acquitted. Michael Guerin has interviewed most of the passengers involved. He also looks at wider aviation issues such as the contentious issue of the use of the black box, the cockpit voice recorder, no longer to be admissible as evidence in trials of pilot error. The book includes a brief history of Ansett NZ.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Rillen / Abschurfungen / Risse / Knicke; Gebrochener Buchrucken. When the Dash 8 aircraft on Ansett Flight 703 ploughed into a hillside in the Tararua Ranges in 1995, it left four people dead. It was New Zealand's most serious air crash since the Erebus disaster and it devastated the seventeen survivors, some of whom were seriously injured.After a high-profile court case, the pilot has been acquitted of manslaughter charges. In Dash 8 The Inside Story Of Ansett Flight 703, author Michael Guerin probes beneath the media reports to investigate what really caused Flight 703 to - Could it have been pilot error?- Were the pilot and co-pilot aware the aircraft was in danger?- Could they have prevented the crash?- Was there a mechanical malfunction?- How bad were the weather conditions?- What was the role of Air Traffic Control?- Was the new approach path safe?Dash 8 Down also examines the use of the cockpit voice recorder (black box) in this criminal case - it was a world first and attracted keen attention from the world aviation community.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 186 pages. When the Dash 8 aircraft on Ansett Flight 703 ploughed into a hillside in the Tararua Ranges in 1995, it left four people dead. It was New Zealand?s most s erious air crash since the Erebus disaster and it devastated the seventeen survi.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation. Book condition is near fine. Ex-lib, no jacket, soft cover.

Dash 8 Down The inside Story of Ansett Flight 703 By Michael Guerin. Publisher: Random House New Zealand, 2001. Softback, minor shelf-wear, name to first page, otherwise near new. 186 pages, illustrated. A detailed investigation into the 1995 Dash-8 air crash whick killed four people, New Zealand's worst air accident after Erebus. The book includes details of the crash, the investigation and the recent pilot's trial at which he, the chief pilot, was acquitted. Michael Guerin has interviewed most of the passengers involved. He also looks at wider aviation issues such as the contentious issue of the use of the black box, the cockpit voice recorder, no longer to be admissible as evidence in trials of pilot error. The book includes a brief history of Ansett NZ. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.