Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth

On March 1, 1997 at 12:00 AM, Johannesburg - Port Elizabeth experienced a crash involving Piaggio P.166 Albatross, operated by Rennies Express Air Services, with the event recorded near Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts) Gauteng.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the runway end. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-NJR, MSN 455, year of manufacture 1973.