Luanda – Windhoek – Cape Town

On March 28, 1941 at 12:00 AM, Luanda – Windhoek – Cape Town experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by South African Airways -SAA - Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens - SAL, with the event recorded near Elands Bay Western Cape.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

While flying in poor weather conditions and low visibility, the crew did not realize his altitude was insufficient. The twin engine aircraft hit a hill near Elands Bay and was destroyed. All 10 occupants were killed, among them three civilians. Crew: Adm Guy W. Hallifax, Col Harold E. Cilliers, Lt Col Gordon P. Shearer, Cpt Fred W. Le Roux. Passengers: Lt J. P. Meyer, Sgt John W. Shelly, Sgt Andries P. Van Wyk, C. P. McMichael, Morris Kaplan, Alexandre Kendierski.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-AST, MSN 2034, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -34.0600°, 23.3685°.