Accident
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 15 MAY 1948 |
| Hora: | ca 07:20 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-49K (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Mercury Aviation Services |
| Registración: | ZS-BWY |
| Numéro de série: | 6341 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 13 / Ocupantes: 13 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 32 km (20 milles) S of Vrede (Sudáfrica) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Durban-Stamford Hill Airport, Sudáfrica |
| Johannesburg-Palmietfontein Airport, Sudáfrica |
The aircraft was on the Durban-Johannesburg leg of a flight to London when it crashed into Spitzkop mountain in the Witkoppens Mountains. The aircraft, named "City of Durban", was 8 miles off track in bad weather.
Fuentes:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)
Fotos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
