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C/N 33257
 
ZS-KIV Owned at one stage by Keljet CC
 
16509/33257
 
 
 
USAF 44-76925
To RAF as Dakota IV KN611
To Hunting Aviation as G-ANAS
To Wenela Air Services as ZS-DHY
To Wenela Rhodesia as VP-YSM
To A2-ZEM
To ZS-KIV African Air Carriers
To Westonaria Parachute Club
To Pretoria Air Services of Lanseria
To InterOcean Airways C9-ASQ
To Pretoria Air Services as ZS-KIV
To Wonder Air as ZS-KIV
To Central Air Cargo as ZS-KIV
Sold to Wimbi Dir Airways of the Democratic Republic of Congo as 9Q-CWI January 2003.
 
 
Written off on 9 June 2005 at Kalimbwe Airfield in the Congo when it bounced on landing and ground looped, tearing off one gear and one engine.
 
 
 

Brief history of s/n 33257
 
 

It is probably the only DC-3 in the world to have suffered the most accidents and be rebuilt, it had survived no less than three landing accidents, one collision with a tree, two serious fires etc. One of the fires virtually destroyed the whole cockpit! The cockpit section from the original ZS-DCA, which had been abandoned at Lourenco Marques (Maputo) in 1975, was stitched on to this aircraft after one accident in the early 1990s.

 

It finally crashed on landing, under command of Captain Mwamba in 2005 in the DRC at Kilembwe and remains there, untouched, as it is now trapped in a mine field. It was on a routine flight for Wimbidira Airways and was registered as 9Q-CWI. It was white and blue at the time.

 

Aircraft bounced on landing and ground looped, tearing off an undercarriage leg and engine.

GPS co-ordinates are: -4.026144, 27.991653 (04°01'34.12"S 27°59'29.95"E)

Click link below to open in Google Maps

https://maps.google.co.za/maps?q=4%C2%B001'34.1%22S+27%C2%B059'29.9%22E&ie=UTF8&t=h&cid=0&z=18&iwloc=A




Contributed by
Brendan Odell
June 2009
 

Below are two photographs taken at Caia in 1991 when the aircraft was badly damaged in a landing accident.

The photo shows from left to right Dave Pirie (NAC Lanseria), Cyril Kemp, Mark Boekie? who was the co-pilot of the aircraft when she crashed. Pilot was Tom Cummins. This was Marks first flight for Interocean but not his last.

Cyril will tell you the story of how the aircraft was lifted onto 44 USG drums by the locals, after being given wine!

33257 accident 1 Robin Anderson

C/N 33257
C9-ASQ
After ground loop at
Caia in Mozambique

Photograph: Cyril Kemp   

33257 accident 2 Robin Anderson

C/N 33257
C9-ASQ
After ground loop at
Caia in Mozambique

Photograph: Cyril Kemp  

33257 ZS-KIV WILL BLUNT 10001

C/N 33257

ZS-KIV

Photograph: Will Blunt

33257 ZS-KIV WILL BLUNT 20001

C/N 33257

ZS-KIV

Photograph: Will Blunt

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My name is Daniel Zuppinger, I live in Switzerland, but have spent in the 1980s a few years in South Africa. While I was there I started with Skydiving, which I did for many years. My second Hobby is photography. While I was looking through my archives I came across a photo of a DC-3, taken in 1982/3 at Pelser Airport in Klerksdorp. I was wondering what happened to the old jump-ship and doing a Google I came across your webpage. I thought you might enjoy this little bit of history I can add and send you three photographs of ZS-KIV. Hope you enjoy this little contribution.

Regards,
Daniel Zuppinger.
7 July 2012


33257 ZS-KIV African Air Carriers DC-3 and skydivers in Klerksdorp Daniel Zuppinger-01
C/N 33257

ZS-KIV African Air Carriers

At PC Pelser Airfield in Klerksdorp

Photograph: Daniel Zuppinger

33257 ZS-KIV African Air Carriers DC-3 and skydivers in Klerksdorp Daniel Zuppinger-02

C/N 33257

ZS-KIV African Air Carriers

At PC Pelser Airfield in Klerksdorp
Name on the nose is: THE BROOMSTICK
Artwork is a Witch on a Broomstick

Photograph: Daniel Zuppinger

33257 ZS-KIV African Air Carriers DC-3 and skydivers in Klerksdorp Daniel Zuppinger-03
C/N 33257
ZS-KIV African Air Carriers
DC-3 and skydivers at PC Pelser Airfield in Klerksdorp
Photograph: Daniel Zuppinger
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33257 ZS-KIV Lanseria 28 July 2003 Thomas Posch

C/N 33257

ZS-KIV

Lanseria Airport 28 July 2003

Photograph: Thomas Posch

33257 9Q-CWI accident on 19 June 2005 at Kilembwe DRC Colin Laker taken January 2007 1

C/N 33257

9Q-CWI

Accident 19 June 2005

Aircraft bounced on landing and ground looped, tearing off an undercarriage leg and engine.

GPS co-ordinates are: -4.026144, 27.991653 (04°01'34.12"S 27°59'29.95"E)

Click link below to open in Google Maps

 https://maps.google.co.za/maps?q=4%C2%B001'34.1%22S+27%C2%B059'29.9%22E&ie=UTF8&t=h&cid=0&z=18&iwloc=A

 

Photgraph taken in January/February 2007

Photograph: Colin Laker

33257 9Q-CWI accident on 19 June 2005 at Kilembwe DRC Colin Laker taken January 2007 2 800

C/N 33257

9Q-CWI

Accident 19 June 2005

Aircraft bounced on landing and ground looped, tearing off an undercarriage leg and engine.

GPS co-ordinates are: -4.026144, 27.991653 (04°01'34.12"S 27°59'29.95"E)

 

Click link below to open in Google Maps

 

  https://maps.google.co.za/maps?q=4%C2%B001'34.1%22S+27%C2%B059'29.9%22E&ie=UTF8&t=h&cid=0&z=18&iwloc=A

 

Photgraph taken in January/February 2007

Photograph: Colin Laker

 

 
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