Accident
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 15 MEI 1948 |
| Tijd: | ca 07:20 |
| Type: | Douglas C-49K (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Mercury Aviation Services |
| Registratie: | ZS-BWY |
| Constructienummer: | 6341 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 5 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 8 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 13 / inzittenden: 13 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 32 km (20 mijl) S of Vrede (Zuid-Afrika) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Durban-Stamford Hill Airport, Zuid-Afrika |
| Johannesburg-Palmietfontein Airport, Zuid-Afrika |
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.
Bronnen:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)
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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.
