| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 12 Oktober 1982 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Comair |
| Kennzeichen: | ZS-EJK |
| Werknummer: | 19484 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 3 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 27 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 30 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Graskop ( Südafrika)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Johannesburg International Airport (JNB/FAJS), Südafrika |
| Skukuza Airport (SZK/FASZ), Südafrika |
The DC-3 was on an IFR flight when the NDB signal appeared to be unreliable. The crew decided to divert to Hoedspruit. When the ADF indicated overhead Hoedspruit, the aircraft descended in IMC and collided with a mountain, 67 km from Hoedspruit.
Informationsquelle:
» Fortune Favours the Bold / Capt. Donald L. Van Dyke, FRAeS, p.233Fotos
accident date: 12-10-1982
type: Douglas DC-3
registration: ZS-EJK
accident date: 12-10-1982
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: ZS-EJK
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Johannesburg International Airport to Skukuza Airport as the crow flies is 359 km (224 miles).
Distance from Johannesburg International Airport to Skukuza Airport as the crow flies is 359 km (224 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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