Avro 748 crash, Jun 1, 2002 (3 killed), George
Avro 748 accident on June 1, 2002 near George, Western Cape, South Africa with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew departed from the published missed...
- Date: June 1, 2002
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: George, Western Cape, South Africa
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew departed from the published missed approach procedure and lost situational awareness in strong winds. Contributing factors were the weather, an intermittently unreliable ILS, a faulty directional gyro and uncleared defects.
An Avro 748 freighter operated by Airquarius Air Charter was on a postal flight from Bloemfontein to George. After a missed approach in poor weather, the crew lost situational awareness in strong winds and flew into mountains northeast of the George aerodrome. Three people died, including two crew and a passenger, former cricket captain Hansie Cronje.