| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 24, 1998 |
| Time: | 1646 |
| Location: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Operator: | Speed Service Couriers |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Pretoria - Durban |
| AC Type: | DC-3-65TP |
| Registration: | ZS-NKK |
| cn / ln: | 13143 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane took off in a steep angle, rolled to the left and crashed and burned. The taking off with the elevator trim set to the full nose-up position. This resulted in the nose of the aircraft pitching up after rotation, causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. |
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