A South African Airways Boeing 707-344C, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date
20 April 1968
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain
Site
5.3 km (3.3 mi) east of Strijdom International Airport, Windhoek, South West Africa 22°26′58″S17°32′02″E / 22.44944°S 17.53389°E / -22.44944; 17.53389
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 707-344C
Aircraft name
Pretoria
Operator
South African Airways
Registration
ZS-EUW
Flight origin
Jan Smuts Int'l Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
1st stopover
Strijdom Int'l Airport, Windhoek, South West Africa
2nd stopover
Presidente Craveiro Lopes Airport, Luanda, Angola
3rd stopover
Gando Airport, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
4th stopover
Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Destination
Heathrow Airport, London, England
Passengers
116
Crew
12
Fatalities
123
Survivors
5
South African Airways Flight 228 was a scheduled flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, to London, England. The plane operating the flight, which was only six weeks old, flew into the ground soon after take-off after a scheduled stopover in Windhoek, South West Africa (present day Namibia) on 20 April 1968.[1] Five passengers survived, while 123 people died. The subsequent investigation determined that the accident was attributable largely to pilot error; the manufacturer subsequently also recognised the lack of a ground proximity warning system in its aircraft. The accident is the deadliest aviation accident to date in Namibia.[1]
^ abRanter, Harro (April 1968). "Boeing 707-344C Accident". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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