Boeing 767 incident near Johannesburg, Za, April 28, 2019
On April 28, 2019 at about 5:10 pm local time, a Boeing 767, registered ZWPF, was involved in an incident during initial climb near Johannesburg. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 104 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 28, 2019 · about 5:10 pm local time
- Place
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 104 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767 2N0 · all 767s on the register
- Registration
- ZWPF · no longer on the register · serial 24857
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW4056 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW4056 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air Zimbabwe
The flight
- Departed from: JNB Johannesburg
- Destination: HRE
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 7 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 95 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.