Aviation accidents in South Africa
CrashAtlas records 78 aviation accidents in South Africa, accounting for 268 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
78
Recorded accidents
268
Fatalities in this listing
1920–2020
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-10-19 | República de Moçambique · C9-CAA | Tupolev Tu-134A-3 | South Africa | 34 |
| 1967-03-13 | South African Airways - SAA 406 | Vickers 818 Viscount | South Africa | 25 |
| 1988-04-12 | United Air · ZS-UAS | Douglas DC-3C | South Africa | 24 |
| 1951-10-15 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-AVJ | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 17 |
| 1988-03-01 | Comair, lsf Bop Air · ZS-LGP | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | South Africa | 17 |
| 1948-05-15 | Mercury Aviation Services · ZS-BWY | Douglas C-49K (DC-3) | South Africa | 13 |
| 1963-08-08 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1718/K | Avro Shackleton MR.3 | South Africa | 13 |
| 2012-12-05 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6840 | Aero Modifications AMI C-47TP (DC-3T) | South Africa | 11 |
| 1941-03-28 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-AST | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | South Africa | 10 |
| 1945-09-28 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6809 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | South Africa | 9 |
| 2008-10-05 | private · ZS-OSD | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | South Africa | 9 |
| 1982-07-14 | South African Air Force - SAAF, lsf South African Police · ZS-JLZ | Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV | South Africa | 8 |
| 1943-06-25 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP265 | Consolidated Catalina IB (PBY-5B) | South Africa | 8 |
| 1943-06-07 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FP275 | Consolidated Catalina | South Africa | 7 |
| 1961-02-10 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6856 | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 5 |
| 1971-05-26 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 03 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B | South Africa | 4 |
| 1986-10-02 | Rembrandt Tobacco · 3D-ART | Dassault Falcon 10 | South Africa | 4 |
| 1971-05-26 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 02 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B | South Africa | 4 |
| 1970-10-06 | National Airways · ZS-DKR | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 3 |
| 2014-06-17 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 3006 | Cessna 208 Caravan I | South Africa | 3 |
| 1987-04-13 | Barlow Rand Ltd. · ZS-KMT | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | South Africa | 3 |
| 1971-05-26 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 01 | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B | South Africa | 3 |
| 2001-11-03 | GJ Air · ZS-OIG | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | South Africa | 3 |
| 2002-06-01 | Airquarius Aviation · ZS-OJU | British Aerospace BAe-748-372 Srs. 2B | South Africa | 3 |
| 1995-08-02 | Aero Air · RA-05708 | Antonov An-2R | South Africa | 3 |
| 1972-09-22 | United Air · ZS-PRA | Volpar Turboliner II | South Africa | 3 |
| 2020-01-23 | South African Civil Aviation Authority · ZS-CAR | Cessna S550 Citation S/II | South Africa | 3 |
| 1993-07-06 | Transkei Defence Force · TDF-01 | CASA C-212-A62 Aviocar 200 | South Africa | 2 |
| 1956-11-01 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1715 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | South Africa | 2 |
| 1994-12-23 | Private · ZS-MSG | Beechcraft B100 King Air | South Africa | 2 |
| 1962-03-06 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-DJC | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 2 |
| 1981-11-13 | Gates Learjet · N57TA | Learjet 55 | South Africa | 2 |
| 1945-01-30 | Royal Air Force - RAF · JX367 | Consolidated Catalina | South Africa | 2 |
| 2009-09-24 | SA Airlink · ZS-NRM | British Aerospace 4121 Jetstream 41 | South Africa | 1 |
| 1937-06-16 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-AKY | Junkers Ju-52/3msai | South Africa | 1 |
| 2015-12-07 | Dixco Transport (Pty) Ltd · ZS-DKS | Eclipse 500 | South Africa | 1 |
| 2018-07-10 | Rovos Air · ZS-BRV | Convair CV-340 | South Africa | 1 |
| 1998-08-24 | Speed Service Couriers, lsf Airworld · ZS-NKK | Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65TP | South Africa | 1 |
| 1945-07-08 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6847 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 1 |
| 1973-12-28 | Executive Funds · ZS-DAK | Douglas C-49E (DC-3DST-144) | South Africa | 1 |
| 1946-06-25 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6883 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1997-12-17 | Ramaer Cargo · RA-75554 | Ilyushin Il-18V | South Africa | 0 |
| 1980-11-24 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6903 | Douglas DC-4-1009 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1952-09-15 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-AVI | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1920-02-23 | Handley Page Transport · G-EANV | Handley Page O/7 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1945-02-16 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6845 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1987-09-20 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6843 | Douglas C-47 Dakota IV | South Africa | 0 |
| 1953-07-16 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6846 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1988-05-16 | Avex · ZS-PRW | Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant | South Africa | 0 |
| 1996-02-24 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 3010 | Cessna 208 Caravan I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1957-10-20 | Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd · G-AOYF | Vickers 806 Viscount | South Africa | 0 |
| 2011-07-23 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 3009 | Cessna 208 Caravan I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1948-02-26 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6858 | Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 2002-02-12 | J & D Aviation CC · ZS-JBA | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400B | South Africa | 0 |
| 1943-08-25 | Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLD · Y-84 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | South Africa | 0 |
| 1941-04-26 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-ATH | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | South Africa | 0 |
| 2013-01-17 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 8020 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 300 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1977-10-08 | Southern Aviation · ZS-JYF | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1950-04-13 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 1706 | Short Sunderland GR.5 | South Africa | 0 |
| 2005-08-21 | B.D. Bendall · ZS-PCJ | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander | South Africa | 0 |
| 1981-05-24 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6878 | Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 2012-11-13 | Global Aviation Leasing · ZS-TOG | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1997-05-10 | South African Police · ZS-LNV | Beechcraft 200C Super King Air | South Africa | 0 |
| 1942-05-06 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 246 | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | South Africa | 0 |
| 2016-03-03 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 3004 | Cessna 208 Caravan I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1942-12-01 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AETX | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | South Africa | 0 |
| 1988-11-18 | Magnum Airlines · ZS-LKG | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | South Africa | 0 |
| 1981-02-11 | Magnum Airlines · ZS-KYA | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | South Africa | 0 |
| 1998-05-07 | Southern Gateway · 3D-DRV | Antonov An-32B | South Africa | 0 |
| 1974-08-24 | Emric Air · ZS-IZZ | Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | South Africa | 0 |
| 1948-01-05 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-ASW | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | South Africa | 0 |
| 1959-02-01 | Commercial Air Services · ZS-ASV | Lockheed 18-08-01 Lodestar | South Africa | 0 |
| 2002-04-16 | Airquarius Aviation · ZS-OLE | British Aerospace BAe-748-400 Srs. 2B | South Africa | 0 |
| 1994-05-09 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6816 | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1972-08-04 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6850 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1999-04-22 | Zimbabwe Express Airlines, lsf Million Air Charter · ZS-IJE | Boeing 727-23 | South Africa | 0 |
| 1964-07-03 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6875 | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1982-10-10 | Comair · ZS-EJK | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |