ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17780
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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1999 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | P E Industrial Installation CC |
| Registration: | ZS-KLE |
| MSN: | TC-2319 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vermaakskop - Mountains near Uitenhage u2013 Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FAUP (Upington) |
| FAPE (Port Elizabeth) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was the owner of an industrial installation company and was fulfilling contractual obligations in Namibia for the past six weeks. He was returning to Port Elizabeth for a holiday when the accident happened.
An eyewitness observed the aircraft in descending flight until it entered, what appeared to him as a fog/cloud patch. The eyewitness was observing the aircraft through a pair of binoculars and as he took down the binoculars he saw a bright flash in the patch of fog/cloud.
The aircraft wreckage was found on Vermaakskop on the farm Paardekop approximately 15 NM north west of Uitenhage.
The accident occurred during night-time at a geographical position given as S33°38'225u201D and E025°19'659u201D at an elevation of 2625 feet AMSL.
Probable Cause:
The most probable cause for this accident can be attributed to the fact that the pilot descended too low too early and was unable to clear high ground. Contributing factors to this accident could be the fact that the pilot suffered from fatigue and/or the QNH setting could have resulted in an over-read on the altimeter.
Sources:
SACAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2008 23:38 | Topaz | Added |
| 14-Feb-2014 20:19 | Loadmaster | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2022 07:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jun-2023 16:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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