South African Airways Flight 406
| South African Airways Flight 406 | |
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,_Netherlands_PP1156842003.jpg) A Vickers Viscount , similar to the plane that was involved in the accident |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Loss of control for unknown reasons |
| place | Indian Ocean near Kayser's Beach, Cape Province , South Africa |
| date | March 13, 1967 |
| Fatalities | 25 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers Viscount 818 |
| operator | South African Airways |
| Mark | ZS-CVA |
| Surname | Rietbok |
| Departure airport | Port Elizabeth Airport |
| Destination airport | East London Airport |
| Passengers | 20th |
| crew | 5 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
The South African Airways flight 406 was a scheduled flight of the national airline South African Airways , on which a Vickers Viscount 818 had an accident on March 13, 1967 . The aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean while approaching East London Airport . All 25 passengers and crew members were killed. The flight accident investigators did not rule out that the captain had suffered a heart attack during the approach and that the aircraft thus got out of control without the co-pilot being able to regain control.
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Rietbok" Air Accident Report
- ↑ Accident report Viscount 800 ZS-CVA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on January 30, 2019.
Coordinates: 33 ° 13 ′ S , 27 ° 38 ′ E