"Probable cause: The probable cause of this accident was the decision of the captain to continue the flight at low level toward an area of poor surface and horizon definition when the crew was not certain of their position and the subsequent inability to detect the rising terrain which intercepted the aircraft’s flight path"
That was Ron Chippindale's finding on this flight He was not required to investigate previous flights. The fact that some were breaking mandatory minimums was the task of NZCAA,. to rectify...