| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 20 November 2004 |
| Type: |  IAI Arava 201 |
| Operator: | Umbutfo Swaziland Defence Force Air Wing |
| Registration: | 3D-DAC |
| MSN: | 070 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within South-Eastern Eswatini ( Eswatini)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Arava landed on an agricultural airstrip due to deteriorating weather circumstances. Takeoff was later attempted with the control locks still engaged. It
failed to get airborne and was damaged beyond repair after it overran into a sugar cane field.
Classification:
Locked rudders/ailerons/gustlockRunway excursion
Sources:
» Air Safety Week, Dec 6, 2004» Aviation Letter 459
» Scramble 308
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