Windhoek - Waterkloof

On July 14, 1982 at 12:00 AM, Windhoek - Waterkloof experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, operated by South African Air Force, with the event recorded near Pretoria Gauteng.

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

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Windhoek, the twin engine airplane was descending to Waterkloof AFB when it collided with a Bon Air Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain registered ZS-KTX that was approaching Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport with five people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft entered a dive and crashed between the districts of Laudium and Erasmia, southeast of Pretoria. Both aircraft were destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-JLZ, MSN AT-040, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -25.7669°, 28.1991°.