Comair Flight 206

On Tuesday 1 March 1988, an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante operating scheduled passenger route MN206 for Comair[1] was approaching Johannesburg International Airport to land when it broke up in flight over Germiston.[2][3] Reports indicated an explosive device on board; the cockpit was found a quarter of a kilometer away from the rest of the fuselage, despite the flight having been relatively low at the time of the accident. A miner on board had taken out a large life insurance policy shortly before the flight.[2] There were no survivors.

Comair Flight 206
An Embraer 110, similar to the incident aircraft
Accident
Date1 March 1988 (1988-03-01)
SummaryIn-flight break up
SiteGermiston, near Johannesburg International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEmbraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
OperatorComair (South Africa)
RegistrationZS-LGP
Flight originPhalaborwa Airport, South Africa
DestinationJohannesburg International Airport, South Africa
Occupants17
Passengers15
Crew2
Fatalities17
Injuries0
Survivors0

Comair continue to use the flight code, though on a different route, flying Durban-Johannesburg.

See also

References

  1. Van Dyke, L (2009). FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD: AN AFRICAN AVIATION ODYSSEY. Xlibris Corporation. p. 256. ISBN 1462813909.
  2. ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante ZS-LGP Germiston, c. 13 km SW of Johannesburg International Airport (JNB') (Report). Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. CRASH OF AN EMBRAER EMB-110P1 BANDEIRANTE NEAR JOHANNESBURG: 17 KILLED (Report). Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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