- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 31, 1992 |
Time: | 2232 |
Location: | Jamba, Angola |
Operator: | Professional Aviation Services |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Jamba - Pretoria |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | ZS-DHX |
cn / ln: | 15908/32656 |
Aboard: | 17 (passengers:14 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:0 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was unable to maintain altitude after taking off, crashed into trees and caught fire. The co-pilot became distracted while trying to operate an inconviently placed intercom switch and the aircraft to lose height and drifted to the right. |
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