What happened
On April 20, 1968, a Boeing 707-344C operated by South African Airways, registered as ZS-EUW and named "Pretoria," was involved in an aviation accident at Windhoek. The aircraft was performing a scheduled operation when the incident occurred, leading to the establishment of a formal Board of Inquiry by the Minister of Transport.
The investigation
Following the occurrence, a Board of Inquiry was appointed under the authority of Section 12 of the Aviation Act, 1962. The investigators were tasked with examining the circumstances surrounding the loss of the Boeing 707-344C to determine the sequence of events leading to the accident at the Windhoek site. The investigation focused on the operational data available from the flight of ZS-EUW and the environmental conditions present during the period of the accident.