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South African Airways Flight 406

25Fatalities
0Survivors
25On board

Accident details

What happened

A Vickers Viscount 818, crashes into the sea while on approach to East London, South Africa, killing all 25 passengers and crew on board. The report on the accident speculated that the pilot of the plane suffered a fatal heart attack while on approach and the co-pilot was unable to regain control of the aircraft.

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