6846

On July 16, 1953 at 12:00 AM, 6846 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by South African Air Force, with the event recorded near Johannesburg-Rand Gauteng.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Rand Airport. Both pilots were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 6846, MSN 14671/26116, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -26.3492°, 27.7731°.