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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-115B |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Airlines |
| Registration: | ZS-DFX |
| MSN: | 1332 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Bulawayo Province -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Palmietfontein Airport |
| Southend Airport (SEN/EGMC) |
The Douglas DC-2-115B, operated by Phoenix Airlines executed an emergency landing near Bulawayo, in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) due to lack of fuel.
The three occupants aboard survived and the aircraft suffered substantial damages. However, it was later repaired.
Probable cause: navigation error, fuel exhaustion
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
American Aviation Daily, Volume 82, p63
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=66797
https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/335540 (ZS-DFW, other aircraft that left Palmietfontein Airport along with ZS-DFX)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2024 09:49 | lagi | Added |
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