Descripción del Accidente ASN 15 MAY 1948 Douglas C-49K (DC-3) ZS-BWY

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Estado:
Fecha:	s�bado 15 mayo 1948
Hora:	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
Aeropuerto de Llegada:	Johannesburg-Palmietfontein Airport, Sudáfrica

Descripción:
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

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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