SA Airlink Accident at Durban

[maxim99]

8am An SA Airlink aircraft on a positioning flight has crashed shortly after take off from 06 at Durban. Rescue in progress.

[hardhatter]

First of the newsreports:

'Look at the plane, it is flying very low': News24: SouthAfrica: News (http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/a25ef38842334f7ababd14db646c8bc0/24-09-2009-10-11/Look_at_the_plane,_it_is_flying_very_low)

Sounds like a Bae 146?

[maxim99]

Ac. appears to be JS41 . First reports indicate EFATO. 4 injuries reported.

[Davidsoffice]

There is a thread running already in the African Aviation forum

[TwoOneFour]

Airlink Jetstream crashes after take-off from Durban (http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/09/24/332703/airlink-jetstream-crashes-after-take-off-from-durban.html)

[ZS-Pirate]

The A/C landed on the school field roughly 1 mile from the end of 06, considering all things they did an excellent job.
Apparently Comair did try to inform Airlink J41 of excessive smoking coming out from their engines but due to transmission interruption it was not heard.
Speedy recovery boys.

[Cirrus_Clouds]

Pics:

News24, South Africa's premier news source, provides breaking news on national, world, Africa, sport, entertainment, technology & more. (http://www.news24.com/Content/Galleries/Image/Images/South%20Africa/Plane%20crash%20in%20Durban)

Pilot did a good job getting her down, sounds like everyone survived.