Lanseria - Francistown - Lubumbashi

On June 29, 2013 at 07:00 AM, Lanseria - Francistown - Lubumbashi experienced a crash involving Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, operated by Batair Cargo, with the event recorded near Francistown North-East District.

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.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a cargo flight from Lanseria to Lubumbashi with an intermediate stop at Francistown Airport to refuel, and the aircraft was carrying a load of ion exchange resins for water purification. During an early morning approach, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions, abandoned the approach and initiated a go-around procedure. During a second approach from the opposite direction, the crew informed ATC he established a visual contact with the runway when the aircraft crashed in a bushy area located some 4,6 km short of runway.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-NVB, MSN 110-479, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -21.1899°, 27.4662°.