The Erebus Plane Crash

Predictions-

What do I think I know about this disaster?

I only know that there’s a plane crash and that it happened on November 1979

What do I think I will find out about this disaster?

I think I’m going to find out about the time and date of this, what happened and he death toll

Reading Comprehension-

1. Where was flight 901 heading, and where was it planning to land? 

Flight 901 was heading to Antartica and had planned to land in Christchurch 

2. What were the names of the pilot and co-pilot of flight 901?

Jim Collins and Greg Cassin were their names 

3. Why did the pilot ask to descend to 450 metres?

It was so the passengers could have a better view of their surroundings 

4. What reasons are given in the passage for why the crash occurred?

It was because they were seeing McMurdo Sound when they were actually seeing the lower slopes of Mt Erebus and they had lost communication at that time

5. What time did the crash occur?

At 12:49 pm

My Notes-

Video #1

• Sightseeing flight
• One of the worst disaster to ever occur in aviation
•  Monumental 
• Below freezing 
• No mention of plane flying over Mt Erebus  

Video #2

• Air NZ going sightseeing
• Antarctica's largest volcano 
• Gave passengers maximum view 
• 12450 ft Mt Erebus
• Plane could of climbed out of it  

Poster-

Reflection-

What am I learning?

I am learning about the Erebus Plane Crash

How does this work show my learning?

The answered questions, the notes and the poster should show my learning 

What am I wondering as a result of this learning?

Nothing really

Looking back at my predictions, what did I get right, what was different and why?

I got everything answered