2012 South African Air Force C-47 crash

Aviation accident in South Africa July 2013 January 2024 SAAF C-47ATP 6840 (3) (6929074901).jpg 1.1 6840, the C-47 Dakota involved in the accident, photographed in 2010 Accident yes 2012 12 05 Pilot error2012 C-47TP Drakensberg crash was avoidable – Inquiry Drakensberg Mountains, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Douglas C-47 Dakota 35 Sqn, South African Air Force 6840 AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa Mthatha Airport, South Africa 11 6 5 11 0 On 5 December 2012, a Douglas C-47 Dakota of the South African Air Force crashed in the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa, killing all eleven people on board. Accident The aircraft was on a flight from AFB Waterkloof to Mthatha Airport when it crashed near Giant's Castle in the Drakensberg, killing all eleven people on board. Shortly before the crash at 09:45 hours South African Standard Time (07:45 UTC), the crew reported that they were flying on instruments at 11000 ft m in instrument meteorological conditions. On board were six crew members and five passengers. Former South African President Nelson Mandela's medical team were initially reported to have been on board the aircraft,http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eastern-cape/plane-wreckage-found-in-drakensberg-1.1436353 Plane wreckage found in Drakensberg Benita Enoch Yusuf Moolla Mogomotsi Magome Independent Online South Africa 6 December 2012 4 February 2013 but this was later found not to be the case.http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2012/12/names-of-drakensberg-plane-crash-victims-released/ NAMES OF DRAKENSBERG PLANE CRASH VICTIMS RELEASED SA Breaking News 6 December 2012 4 February 2013 7 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130207013707/http://www.sabreakingnews.co.za/2012/12/names-of-drakensberg-plane-crash-victims-released/ dead An initial search by an Atlas Oryx helicopter had to be abandoned due to poor visibility.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20121205-0 6840 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 4 February 2013 Aircraft The aircraft involved was Douglas C-47TP, tail number 6840, c/n 13866. It had been built in 1943 as 43-48050 for the United States Army Air Forces and was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1944 as KG767 before being immediately transferred to the South African Air Force as 6840. In the early 1990s, the aircraft was modified with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT-6A turboprop engines and a fuselage extension. Based at AFB Ysterplaat, Cape Town, it was mainly used in the maritime patrol role but also acted as a support aircraft for the Silver Falcons display team.Dakota tragedy in SA Aeroplane March 2013 14 Kelsey Publishing Cudham 0143-7240 Investigation A Board of Inquiry was convened by the South African Air Force to investigate the cause of the accident.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/11-killed-in-south-african-air-force-c-47-dakota-crash-379897/ 11 killed in South African Air Force C-47 Dakota crash Dave Majumdar Flight International 6 December 2012 4 February 2013 See also References Aviation South Africa 29 23 S 29 27 E title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2012 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47 Skytrain Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in South Africa Category:2012 in South Africa 2012 Category:December 2012 in South Africa Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:2012 disasters in South Africa