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Post by Mustang51 on Jul 24, 2018 13:32:59 GMT 12
Two people lost their lives as a result of a take-off accident in a Convair 340 near Pretoria, South Africa. One was the South African Flight Engineer and another a worker in the dairy where the aircraft came down. The aircraft broke up on impact. Ross Kelly and Doug Haywood from HARS at Albion Park were piloting the machine. All survivors were critically injured but are now detailed as stable. Such a tragedy. Those aboard were apparently being flown as a thank-you for being involved in the aircraft's restoration. Not a lot of information is out there and the details are very sketchy but my thoughts for all the survivors and condolences for the families and friends of those who lost their lives.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 24, 2018 14:53:50 GMT 12
Yes a very sad event.  |
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Post by noooby on Jul 27, 2018 10:57:07 GMT 12
The video from outside during takeoff is bad enough, the video from inside is downright scary.
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Post by vultee43 on Jul 27, 2018 23:51:51 GMT 12
Just hope all those injured can make a full recovery. Horrible crash
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Post by Brett on Aug 29, 2019 11:32:40 GMT 12
With the recent interest in Convairs on this forum, it is timely that the Aircraft Accident Report for this crash was been released by the SA CAA earlier this month. www.caa.co.za/Accidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/9722.pdfWhile the established cause of the crash was the fire in the left engine, the detail of the contributory factors makes for sobering reading. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 29, 2019 16:31:54 GMT 12
All the holes in the swiss cheese lined up.
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