41 years ago Flight 901 took off from New Zealand on a sightseeing mission over Antarctica with 257 people on board. 4 hours, 4 minutes and 42 seconds into the flight the plane descended; crashing into the lower slopes of Mount Erebus killing everyone on board and launching one of the biggest investigations the industry has ever seen. The disaster caused a years long court battle, permanent mandatory changes to aircraft radar, accusations (and quite a bit of evidence) of a coverup, and a huge loss still felt through New Zealand even today. This podcast uses court transcripts as well as testimony from professionals involved and family accounts to discuss all of these aspects while trying to get to the bottom of who was at fault for the death of so many. It has 4.7 stars on Apple Podcasts with 48 ratings and a gold medal New York Festivals Radio Awards 2020. The eight part miniseries is produced and hosted by Katy Gosset with production help from Michael Wright. Each part is on average 34 minutes long with the show starting and wrapping up in 2019. Trigger warning for airplane crashes, depiction and recovery of the dead, and strong language. Similar Pods: Our Thing Podcast, Black Box Down, Floodlines, Frozen Lies, A Perfect Storm: The True Story of the Chamberlains, Unexplained Mysteries, Noble Blood, History! This Week, The 50 Year Secret, Black Sheep, Erebus Flight 901: Litany of lies? Airspace More reviews on insta @themastercast

Very well done - thank you!

Two episodes in and totally hooked. It’s wonderfully produced so far, with a deft handling of the technically complex elements. I’m an American listener and not all that familiar with the tragedy, but I also come to it as a true crime buff and aviation nerd. In Ep. 2, I was particularly impressed with how they explained a complex technical aspect of the tragedy relating to destination waypoints. The only thing that’s keeping me from powering through all the episodes faster is that I don’t want to it to end so quickly.