NOT TO TELL
DCB Crash Survivors (N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 22. The two survivors of the Air New Zealand DCB crash who were discharged from Middlemore Hospital on Thursday will not be able to recount their version of the accident publicly until after the inquiry report has been presented to the Minister of Civil Aviation (Mr McAlpine). This ruling was made by the Chief Inspector of Aircraft Accidents, Wing Commander O. J. O’Brien, who is conducting the inquiry into the accident The Minister has stated that the cause of the accident was the inadvertent application of reverse thrust while the aircraft was taking off. The two survivors who were discharged were First Officer B. C. Ruffell and Captain B. J. Wyatt The third survivor, v irst Officer K. A. Sawyer, is still seriously ill.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31119, 23 July 1966, Page 3
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135NOT TO TELL Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31119, 23 July 1966, Page 3
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