- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 06, 1970 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Near Germiston, South Africa |
Operator: | National Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Johannesberg - Orapa Mine, Botswana |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | ZS-DKR |
cn / ln: | 16660/33408 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:9 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Shortly after takeoff, the No. 1 engine failed. After feathering the prop, the crew tried to return to the airport but the plane crashed 1.2 miles from the airport. The plane was carrying employees of the Anglo American Corporation. |
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