Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 March 1988
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator: Comair, lsf Bop Air
Registration Number: ZS-LGP
Location: Germiston, c. 13 km SW of Johannesburg International Airport (JNB’ –
ÿ South Africa
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante aircraftEmbraer 110P1 Bandeirante aircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante passenger plane crashed in an industrial area of Germiston, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of all seventeen passengers and crew. The aircraft, registered ZS-LGP, was on a flight from Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB). Witnesses reported a violent explosion and the aircraft’s fragmentation, with the flightdeck located over 250 meters away. The passenger was a mineworker with marital and financial problems, recently insured for a significant life insurance policy, and suspected of detonating an explosive device.An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante passenger plane crashed in an industrial area of Germiston, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of all seventeen passengers and crew. The aircraft, registered ZS-LGP, was on a flight from Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB). Witnesses reported a violent explosion and the aircraft’s fragmentation, with the flightdeck located over 250 meters away. The passenger was a mineworker with marital and financial problems, recently insured for a significant life insurance policy, and suspected of detonating an explosive device.
Description
An Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante passenger plane, registered ZS-LGP, was destroyed when it crashed in an industrial area of Germiston, South Africa. All seventeen on board were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from Phalaborwa Airport (PHW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB). Witnesses reported that they heard a violent explosion and saw the aircraft break in two. The flightdeck was found more than 250 m (820 feet) away from the fuselage. A mineworker with marital and financial problems who had recently taken out a large insurance policy on his life, had boarded the plane. He is thought to have detonated an explosive device.
Primary Cause
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