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| Date: | Thursday 8 December 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Anglo American Corporation of South Africa |
| Registration: | ZS-JEU |
| MSN: | 280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Letsing Mine Airstrip -
 Lesotho
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged at a Mine Airfield.
Sources:
https://www.twinotterworldnews.com/accidents
https://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_280.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1988 | VH-AQB | Australian Airlines | 0 | Dunk Island Airport, Dunk Island, QLD |  |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2025 07:33 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 25-Apr-2025 19:27 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
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