ZS-ASW

On January 5, 1948 at 12:00 AM, ZS-ASW experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by South African Airways -SAA - Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens - SAL, with the event recorded near Johannesburg Gauteng.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 15 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On landing, an undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and hit a drainage ditch. All 15 occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-ASW, MSN 2037, year of manufacture 1940.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -26.1886°, 28.0430°.