Region
Africa

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Livingstone

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1950
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.104 Dove
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YER
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4007
YOM:
1946
Location:
Livingstone
Southern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Livingstone Airport. The occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Zambezi

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YBK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Salisbury – Zambezi
MSN:
6359
YOM:
1937
Location:
Zambezi
North-Western
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on approach to Zambezi Airport for unknown reason. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all six occupants were slightly injured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL near Broken Hill: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6809
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
10104
YOM:
1943
Location:
Broken Hill
Central
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances north of Broken Hill, North Rhodesia. Nine passengers were killed in the accident.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly in Kasama

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1939
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly
Operator:
Registration:
VP-YBR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7503
YOM:
1936
Location:
Kasama
Northern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Salisbury, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest upside down and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.6J Envoy III in Abercorn: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.6 Envoy
Operator:
Maxwell H. Findlay
Registration:
G-AENA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Portsmouth - Abercorn - Johannesburg
MSN:
60
YOM:
1936
Location:
Abercorn
Northern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft named 'Gabrielle' was owned by the British Maxwell H. Findlay & Ken H. F. Waller who were taking part to the 'Schlesinger Trophy' between Portsmouth and Johannesburg. While taking off from Abercorn Airfield, Northern Rhodesia, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in the bush. The pilot Max Findlay and the radio operator A. H. Morgan were killed while both other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Max H. Findlay, pilot, †
Ken H. F. Waller, copilot,
A. H. Morgan, radio operator, †
C. Derek Peachey, flight engineer.

Crash of a Percival P.10 Vega Gull near Abercorn: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Percival P.10 Vega Gull
Operator:
D. W. Llewellyn
Registration:
G-AEAB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Portsmouth - Johannesburg
MSN:
K.20
YOM:
1936
Location:
Abercorn
Northern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to the 'Schlesinger Trophy' from Portsmouth to Johannesburg. En route, poor weather conditions and heavy rain falls forced the crew to attempt an emergency landing in a prairie. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.
Crew:
D. W. Llewellyn, pilot,
C. F. Hughesdon, copilot.

Crash of an Avro 619 Five near Broken Hill

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Avro 619 Five
Operator:
Registration:
G-AASO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Salisbury – Broken Hill
MSN:
383
YOM:
1930
Location:
Broken Hill
Central
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Broken Hill on a flight from Salisbury, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an uninhabited area located 19 km from Broken Hill. All five occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth in Broken Hill

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-AAEV
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
335
YOM:
1929
Location:
Broken Hill
Central
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Broken Hill, on a flight from Croydon to South Africa, the aircraft crashed for unknown reason. All seven occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in the Muchinga Hills

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 594 Avian
Operator:
Henry Drummond Wolff
Registration:
G-EBVU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Cape Town – Johannesburg – Pretoria – Livingstone – Elizabethville – Tabora
MSN:
111
YOM:
1928
Location:
Muchinga Hills
Southern
Country:
Zambia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Murdoch was performing a private flight from South Africa back to England. Few minutes after his departure from Livingstone, he encountered unspecified problems when the aircraft crashed on a mountain slope located in the Muchinga Hills. The aircraft named 'John' was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.
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