Last updated: 31 July 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Samstag 15 Mai 1948 |
| Zeit: | ca 07:20 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-49K (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Mercury Aviation Services |
| Kennzeichen: | ZS-BWY |
| Werknummer: | 6341 |
| Baujahr: | 1943 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 13 / Insassen: 13 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 32 km (20 Meilen) S of Vrede ( Südafrika)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Durban-Stamford Hill Airport, Südafrika |
| Johannesburg-Palmietfontein Airport, Südafrika |
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.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)Fotos
accident date: 15-05-1948
type: Douglas C-49K (DC-3)
registration: ZS-BWY
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.
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