Beschrijving:
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.
accident date: 15-05-1948
type: Douglas C-49K (DC-3)
registration: ZS-BWY
| Status: | |
| Datum: | zaterdag 15 mei 1948 |
| Tijd: | 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.
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» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 47)Foto's
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.
languages: 
Zuid-Afrika
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2620e ongeval
- 863e dodelijk ongeval
- 177e zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 408e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
Zuid-Afrika- The zwaarste ongeval (toen het plaatsvond)
- 6e zwaarste ongeval (op dit moment)
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