Livingstone – Johannesburg

On September 15, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Livingstone – Johannesburg experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by South African Airways -SAA - Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens - SAL, with the event recorded near Carolina Mpumalanga.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 19 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Enroute from Livingston to Jo'burg-Palmietfontein Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and the pilot-in-command lost his orientation. In low visibility, the captain decided to divert to Carolina Airport but on final, the aircraft was too low and hit a rock and crashed 2 km short of runway. All 19 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-AVI, MSN 9630, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -26.0689°, 30.1164°.