| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Crest Breeders |
| Registration: | Z-WRJ |
| MSN: | 11989 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km from Harare Airport (HRE) -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA) |
The no. 2 engine lost power on climbout. The aircraft lost height and crashed in scrub 3 miles past the runway.
Sources:
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Lanseria Airport (HLA); May 1980
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