ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150851
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| Date: | Sunday 25 November 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Devenco Trading 16 (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-JHN |
| MSN: | 31-7405496 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glen Austin, Midrand, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Rand Airport, Johannesburg (FAGM) |
| Grand Central Airport, Johannesburg (FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Piper Chieftain took off from Grand Central Airport for a positioning flight to Tzaneen Airport. During the climb-out the pilot noticed a drop in oil pressure on the left engine and decided to return to Grand Central. While he was attending to the issue with the left engine, he noticed the right engine was on fire. He crash landed in a clearing between trees near the airport, but the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The pilot - the sole person on board - escaped unhurt.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Light aircraft crash lands in Midrand
2. Photos after Midrand pilot escapes unharmed from wreckage of plane
3. Photo of aircraft at Grand Central Airport 12.11.2012 13:58
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/2012/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-johannesburg-2/]
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1204853
Images:
Photo published by ER24 AMS on facebook page
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2012 04:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Nov-2012 06:53 | Topaz | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 06:53 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Nov-2012 06:56 | Topaz | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2012 12:09 | Topaz | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2012 12:12 | Anon. | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 26-Nov-2012 00:50 | Anon. | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
| 27-Nov-2012 08:56 | Topaz | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2017 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2018 13:33 | MZDock | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:08 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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