ZS-BNB

On April 19, 1947 at 12:00 AM, ZS-BNB experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Mercury Aviation, with the event recorded near Malakal Upper Nile (<U+0623><U+0639><U+0627><U+0644><U+064A> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0646><U+064A><U+0644>).

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

21 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 21 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The aircraft crash landed 10 km south of Malakal and came to rest. Two passengers were slightly injured while all other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-BNB, MSN 4098, year of manufacture 1941.