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2 unusual facts about Airlink Flight 8911


Airlink Flight 8911

The flight was a positioning flight (ferry flight) from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, carrying no passengers.

Airlink Flight 8911 was a positioning flight from Durban International Airport to Pietermaritzburg Airport that crashed into the grounds of Merebank Secondary School shortly after takeoff at around 8:00 a.m. local time (06:00 UTC) on September 24, 2009, injuring the three occupants of the aircraft and one on the ground.


Durban International Airport

On 24 September 2009, Airlink Flight 8911 crashed in the suburb of Merebank shortly after takeoff from Durban International Airport, injuring its crew of three and one person on the ground.


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