- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: October 06, 1970
Time: ?
Location: Near Germiston, South Africa
Operator: National Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Johannesberg - Orapa Mine, Botswana
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: ZS-DKR
cn / ln: 16660/33408
Aboard: 11   (passengers:9  crew:2)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:2  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: Shortly after takeoff, the No. 1 engine failed. After feathering the prop, the crew tried to return to the airport but the plane crashed 1.2 miles from the airport. The plane was carrying employees of the Anglo American Corporation.
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