Boeing 747-200 · 244B MSN 22171

Registration ZS-SAS · South African AW

Written Off

Identity

TypeBoeing 747-200

Variant244B

FamilyB747

Series—

Line Number488

Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorSouth African AW

Timeline

First Flight

12 Nov 1980

Delivery

24 Nov 1980

Age

46.0 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 747-244B, serial number 22171, line number 488, first flight 12 Nov 1980. Delivered to South African Airways on 24 Nov 1980, registered ZS-SAS. 28 Nov 1987 Indian Ocean 159(i), crashed due to inflight-fire / ZS-SAB not taken up. Current status: written off in an accident.

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