Boeing 737 ZS-SJU
22 September 2025 · Cape Town, South Africa · No injuries
Summary
On 22 September 2025 at about 10:27 local time, a Boeing 737 registered ZS-SJU, operated by Safair, was involved in an incident near Cape Town, South Africa. 192 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 10:27
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Coordinates
- -33.9694, 18.5972
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- ZS-SJU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Safair
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Unknown
- NTSB number
- DCA26WA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | Piper PA28 | Pilanesberg, South Africa | Vulcan Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Cessna 210 | Lanseria, South Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | Piper PA28 | Ladysmith, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Bell 206 | Polokwane Civil Aerodrome, South Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 2 Aug 2025 | Boeing 737 | Gauteng, South Africa | Safair Operations Pty Ltd | Unknown | - |