ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) Z-WRJ Harare Airport (HRE)
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Date:Tuesday 20 September 1988
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Crest Breeders
Registration: Z-WRJ
MSN: 11989
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:5 km (3.1 mls) from Harare Airport (HRE) (   Zimbabwe)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Harare Airport (HRE/FVHA), Zimbabwe
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The no. 2 engine lost power on climbout. The aircraft lost height and crashed in scrub 3 miles past the runway.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

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photo of Douglas-C-47A-ZS-DJK
accident date: 20-09-1988
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: ZS-DJK
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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