What happened
On September 24, 2009, at approximately 0557 UTC, a BAE Jetstream 41 aircraft, registration ZS-NRM, crashed during the initial climb phase after departing runway 06 at Durban Airport, South Africa. The flight was being operated by South African Air Link as a positioning flight destined for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
According to the pilot, the aircraft experienced a loss of power in one engine shortly after liftoff. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were within visual meteorological limits. The impact resulted in the destruction of the airplane, though no fire was reported. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury to the pilot and 2 serious injuries to the copilot and flight attendant.