Narrative:
Crashed in the Tembisa neigbourhood near Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
The aircraft, a Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane, was a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft SNB-5 Navigator (Redesignated TC-45J in 1962) that was operated by the US Navy.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 22 September 1972 |
| Type: |  Volpar Turboliner II |
| Operator: | United Air |
| Registration: | ZS-PRA |
| MSN: | 4645 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 12 km N of Johannesburg Airport (JNB) ( South Africa)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Crashed in the Tembisa neigbourhood near Johannesburg Airport (JNB).
The aircraft, a Volpar Turboliner II cargo plane, was a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft SNB-5 Navigator (Redesignated TC-45J in 1962) that was operated by the US Navy.
Sources:
» Flight International 28 September 1972Photos
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