Johannesburg - Harare

On January 28, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Johannesburg - Harare experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by Affretair, with the event recorded near Harare Harare Province.

The flight was categorized as cargo 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful cargo flight from Johannesburg, the crew started the approach to Harare Airport in poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. After landing on runway 05, the aircraft encountered difficulties and was unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 05 is 4,750 metres long). It overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration Z-WSB, MSN 45805, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -17.8261°, 31.0495°.