Embraer EMB135 ZS-SJW
7 December 2009 · George, South Africa · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 December 2009 at about 09:01 local time, a Embraer EMB135 registered ZS-SJW, operated by South African Airlink, was involved in an accident near George, South Africa. 35 people were on board and 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- George, South Africa
- Nearest airport
- George Airport (FAGG)
- Coordinates
- -34.0067, 22.3808
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB135
- Registration
- ZS-SJW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- South African Airlink
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cape Town → George
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA10WA067
People
10 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On December 7, 2009 about 0901 UTC, South African Airlink flight 8625, an Embraer 135-LR, ZS-SJW, was involved in a landing overrun of runway 11 at George Airport, George, South Africa. The airplane struck approach lights and an airport perimeter fence during the accident sequence. Visual meteorological conditions and light rain prevailed at the time; an instrument flight plan was filed. Of the 35 persons aboard, the 3 crewmembers and 7 passengers received minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. There was no fire. The flight originated at Cape Town, South Africa. The South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is investigating the accident. As the State of design and manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the CAA investigation. All inquires regarding this accident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AIID) Ikhaya Lokundiza Building 16, Treur Close Waterfall Park, Bekker Street Midrand, Gauteng South Africa
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Embraer EMB135 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2017 | Embraer EMB135 | Middlemount, Australia | JetGo | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2009 | Robinson R44 | Annerdale, South Africa | National Airways Corporation | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Apr 2008 | Robinson R-44 | Germiston, South Africa | National Airways Corporation | Fatal | 2 |