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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Sunair |
| Registration: | 9J-AAW |
| MSN: | LD-429 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lanseria Airport (HLA) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Zambia |
| Johannesburg-Jan Smuts Airport (JNB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on landing in poor weather after diverting from Jan Smuts Airport to Lanseria.
Sources:
Václav Kudela
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2015 19:39 | wf | Updated [Location, Country, ] |
| 13-Mar-2015 19:24 | wf | Updated [Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Nov-2017 20:26 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2017 20:54 | harro | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 20:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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