Descripción:
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante passenger plane, registered ZS-LGP, was destroyed when it crashed in an industrial area of Germiston, South Africa. All seventeen on board were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB).
Witnesses reported that they heard a violent explosion and saw the aircraft break in two. The flightdeck was found more than 250 m (820 feet) away from the fuselage.
A mineworker with marital and financial problems who had recently taken out a large insurance policy on his life, had boarded the plane. He is thought to have detonated an explosive device.
accident date: 01-03-1988
type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
registration: ZS-LGP
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | martes 1 marzo 1988 |
| Tipo: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operado por: | Comair |
| Alquilado a : | Bop Air |
| Registración: | ZS-LGP |
| Numéro de série: | 110402 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1982 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 15 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 17 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Destruido |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Germiston, c. 13 km SW of Johannesburg International Airport (JNB' ( Sudáfrica)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Phalaborwa Airport (PHW/FAPH), Sudáfrica |
| Johannesburg International Airport (JNB/FAJS), Sudáfrica |
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante passenger plane, registered ZS-LGP, was destroyed when it crashed in an industrial area of Germiston, South Africa. All seventeen on board were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB).
Witnesses reported that they heard a violent explosion and saw the aircraft break in two. The flightdeck was found more than 250 m (820 feet) away from the fuselage.
A mineworker with marital and financial problems who had recently taken out a large insurance policy on his life, had boarded the plane. He is thought to have detonated an explosive device.
Fuentes:
» Flight International 12 March 1988Fotos
accident date: 01-03-1988
type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
registration: ZS-LGP
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Distance from Phalaborwa Airport to Johannesburg International Airport as the crow flies is 381 km (238 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Phalaborwa Airport to Johannesburg International Airport as the crow flies is 381 km (238 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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