Port Elizabeth – Durban

On October 15, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Port Elizabeth – Durban experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by South African Airways -SAA - Suid Afrikaanse Lugdiens - SAL, with the event recorded near Mt Ingeli KwaZulu-Natal.

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

17 people were known to be on board, 17 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: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in clouds, the airplane crashed on Mt Ingeli (2,500 meters high) located about 17 km southeast of Kokstad. The aircraft christened 'Paardeberg' was destroyed and all 17 occupants were killed. It is believed that the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZS-AVJ, MSN 12016, year of manufacture 1943.