- Date
- August 31, 2019, 07:10 local (07:10 UTC)
- Place
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Injuries
- 133 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- ZS-ZWUBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100270
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Powerplant sys/comp malf/failAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on August 31, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of South Africa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of South Africa.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-ZWU
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Comair Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport