Boeing 747-400 crash, Dec 22, 2013, Johannesburg-Oliver R...
Boeing 747-400 accident on December 22, 2013 near Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: Loss...
- Date: December 22, 2013
- Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
- Location: Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Loss of situational awareness by the crew, who believed they were on taxiway Bravo while on taxilane Mike. Missing briefing, confusing aerodrome guidance and ground movement aids, and the lack of a hotspot marking on the charts contributed.
A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxiing at Johannesburg at night went straight ahead where it should have turned onto taxiway Bravo. It crossed onto taxilane Mike and struck a building. All 202 occupants evacuated safely, but four people in the building were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.