- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: August 24, 1998
Time: 1646
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Operator: Speed Service Couriers
Flight #: ?
Route: Pretoria - Durban
AC Type: DC-3-65TP
Registration: ZS-NKK
cn / ln: 13143
Aboard: 2   (passengers:0  crew:2)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:0  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane took off in a steep angle, rolled to the left and crashed and burned. The taking off with the elevator trim set to the full nose-up position. This resulted in the nose of the aircraft pitching up after rotation, causing the pilot to lose control of the aircraft.
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