- Date
- April 28, 2019, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Injuries
- 104 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- Z-WPFBoeing 767
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 99366
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Factual narrative
The Government of South Africa has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-2NOER with Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines on April 28, 2019. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines to assist the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with its investigation. All investigative information will be released by the CAA.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- Z-WPF
- Reported as
- Boeing 767 (2N0)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24857
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney PW4056, turbo fanPratt & Whitney PW4056, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Air Zimbabwe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- JNB · Johannesburg
- Destination
- HRE
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- JNB
- Equipment
- Data recorder