Aviation accidents in South Africa

The NTSB database holds 157 accidents and incidents in South Africa, recorded between 1996 to 2026. 63 of them were fatal (40%), and 135 people died.

The deadliest year was 2021, with 14 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Robinson R44 and Bell 206.

38 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 39 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

157

Records

Fatal

135

Deaths

40%

Share fatal

1996 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 119 of 157 can be placed (39 approximate)

By decade

1990s 3

2000s 18

2010s 71

2020s 65

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 19 Robinson R44 16 Bell 206 9 Robinson R22 8 Cessna 172 8 Piper PA28 7

Operators involved

South African Airlink 3 Safair 2 Comair Limited 2 National Airways Corporation 2 Helipower Inc. 1 Starlight Aviation 1

All 157 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Dec 2020	Boeing 737 ZS-SJR	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	Safair	Unknown	-
22 Nov 2020	Boeing 737 ZS-OAF	Capetown, South Africa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
22 Oct 2020	Piper PA46 N4322Y	Limpopo Province, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
19 Sep 2020	Cessna 210 ZS-KYD	Criterion, South Africa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
19 Sep 2020	Robinson R44 ZS-RKZ	Rooibok-Kraal, South Africa	West Dunes Aviation	No injuries	-
14 Jul 2020	Boeing 737 ZS-SJB	Durban, South Africa not on the map	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Nov 2019	Cessna 172 ZS-DAC	Vereeniging, South Africa approximate position	South African General Aviation	No injuries	-
31 Oct 2019	Boeing 737 D2-TBK	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	-	Unknown	-
25 Oct 2019	Robinson R44 ZT-RAL	Pretoria, South Africa	International Trade And Commodities	No injuries	-
9 Oct 2019	BAE Systems AVRO146RJ ZS-TCP	Cape Town, South Africa approximate position	South African Airlink	No injuries	-
2 Sep 2019	Boeing 737 ZS-SJD	Unknown, South Africa	Mango Airlines SOC Ltd	Unknown	-
31 Aug 2019	Boeing 737 ZS-ZWU	Cape Town, South Africa approximate position	Comair Limited	No injuries	-
20 Aug 2019	Boeing 737 ZS-JRM	Cape Town, South Africa approximate position	-	Unknown	-
23 Jul 2019	Richards Heavylift UH-1H ZS-HLJ	Limpopo Province, South Africa not on the map	FFA Assets (PTY) LTD	No injuries	-
28 Apr 2019	Boeing 767 Z-WPF	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	Air Zimbabwe	No injuries	-
12 Apr 2019	Avro 146 ZS-SSJ	Tambo International Airport, South Africa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
21 Feb 2019	Boeing 737 ZS-DMI	Capetown, South Africa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
29 Jan 2019	Pitts S2 ZS-OOB	Kliprivier, South Africa not on the map	-	No injuries	-
6 Jan 2019	Cirrus SR22 ZS-ARI	Lanseria, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
29 Nov 2018	Cessna U206 ZS-DIV	Machadodorp, South Africa	-	Serious injuries	-
1 Sep 2018	Cessna 182M ZS-IAM	Leshiba Wilderness, South Africa	-	Serious injuries	-
30 May 2018	Piper PA28 ZS-LVJ	Pretoria, South Africa	Menziani Technologies CC	No injuries	-
16 May 2018	Bombardier CL600 2B19 ZS-NMI	Geuteng, South Africa, South Africa not on the map	-	Unknown	-
12 May 2018	Zenith CH610 HD ZU-FFA	Germiston, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
4 May 2018	Boeing 737 ZS-VDP	Port Elizabeth, South Africa approximate position	-	Unknown	-
3 Apr 2018	Beechcraft 58 ZS-JYD	East London, South Africa approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 2018	Robinson R22 ZS-HAI	Bloemfontein, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
21 Dec 2017	Bell UH1H ZS-HLI	Bredasdorp, South Africa	-	Serious injuries	-
22 Nov 2017	Beechcraft 390 ZS-CBI	Germiston, South Africa approximate position	Multimanaged Investments (Pty) Ltd	No injuries	-
8 Nov 2017	British AVRO 146 ZS-ASW	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	South African Airlink	Unknown	-
29 Jun 2017	Cessna 210 ZS-SOK	Germiston, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
14 Jun 2017	MD Helicopters 369 ZT-RAC	Bultfontein, South Africa	Aircraft Asset Finance Corporation	No injuries	-
13 Oct 2016	Piper PA28 ZS-FAI	Jozini, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
7 Oct 2016	Cessna 172 ZS-MPF	Brits, North West Province, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
5 Aug 2016	Robinson R66 ZS-HBS	Drakensburg Mountain, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
27 Apr 2016	Robinson R44 ZS-RXD	Pretoria, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
25 Mar 2016	Cessna T210H ZS-DOM	Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
16 Dec 2015	Cessna 182 ZS-SLS	Plettenberg, Western Cape Province, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
26 Oct 2015	Boeing 737 ZS-OAA	Johannesburg, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
12 Feb 2015	Bell 206-L4 ZS-RMB	Remote Location, South Africa	-	No injuries	-
8 Dec 2014	Beechcraft F33-A ZS-KHE	Krugersdorp, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
22 Dec 2013	Boeing 747 G-BNLL	Johannesburg, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
29 Oct 2013	Robinson R22-UNDESIGNAT ZS-RTV	Herolds Bay, South Africa	Starlite Aviation	Unknown	-
7 Sep 2013	Cessna 206-H ZS-PXV	Kodoeskop, South Africa	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jul 2013	Cirrus SR20 ZS-CAP	Randburg, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
4 Jun 2013	Beechcraft E90 V5-SMA	Rustenburg, South Africa	-	Unknown	-
13 Nov 2012	Boeing MD-82 ZS-TOG	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	Global Aviation	No injuries	-
30 Jul 2012	Boeing 737 ZS-SJB	Johannesburg, South Africa approximate position	South African Airways PTY Limited	No injuries	-
16 Jun 2011	Unknown aircraft	Johannesburg, South Africa	South African Airways	Unknown	-
13 Jun 2010	Swearingen SA226 ZS-ZOC	Johannesburg, South Africa	African Aviation Skies	No injuries	-