Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 JAN 1996 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-55F |
| Operator: | Affretair |
| Registration: | Z-WSB |
| C/n / msn: | 45805/244 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (Q) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Harare Airport (HRE) (Zimbabwe)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg International Airport (JNB/FAJS), South Africa |
| Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA), Zimbabwe |
Overran runway 05 in heavy rain after an ILS approach without the spoilers being armed. Reverse thrust was not available on engines no. 2 and 4.
The nose landing gear collapsed.
Events:
Sources:
» Flight International 7-13.02.96(8)
» Scramble 204(48)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Johannesburg International Airport to Harare Airport as the crow flies is 955 km (597 miles).
Distance from Johannesburg International Airport to Harare Airport as the crow flies is 955 km (597 miles).
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.
