Lusaka – Johannesburg

On August 31, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Lusaka – Johannesburg experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, operated by Sunair, with the event recorded near Lanseria Gauteng.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Lusaka on an ambulance flight to Johannesburg. While descending to Jan smuts Airport, the pilot encountered limited visibility due to poor weather conditions and was diverted to Lanseria Airport. Few minutes later, while approaching Lanseria, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all five occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9J-AAW, MSN LD-429, year of manufacture 1970.

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