Lanseria - Lanseria

On October 8, 1977 at 12:00 AM, Lanseria - Lanseria experienced a crash involving Britten-Norman Trislander, operated by Southern Aviation - South Africa, with the event recorded near Lanseria Gauteng.

The flight was categorized as demonstration 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.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was taking part to a demo flight on an airshow at Lanseria Airport. On approach, the pilot-in-command made a sharp turn to the left and descended to the runway when the airplane, too low, struck the runway surface. The undercarriage were torn off as well as the right engine. The aircraft went out of control and crash landed in a grassy area adjacent to the runway. Both occupants were slightly injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-JYF, MSN 1031, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.9397°, 27.9262°.