Cargo Aircraft Crash During Approach at Francistown (ZS-NVB)

Flight Details and Cargo Load The aircraft was operating a cargo flight from Lanseria to Lubumbashi, with an intermediate refueling stop at Francistown Airport. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was carrying a load of ion exchange resins intended for water purification. ## Approach and Crash Sequence During an early morning approach, the flight crew encountered poor visibility caused by foggy conditions. The crew abandoned the initial approach and initiated a go-around procedure. During a subsequent second approach from the opposite direction, the crew informed air traffic control that they had established visual contact with the runway. The aircraft then crashed in a bushy area located approximately 4.6 km short of the runway.