ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181058
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 2015 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 |
| Type: | ELA Aviacion ELA-07 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZU-DLN |
| MSN: | 30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Parktonian Sports Club, Bordeaux, Johannesburg -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Panorama Airfield, Alberton |
| Panorama Airfield, Alberton | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A gyrocopter was seen spinning out of control by a witness. A black object was seen falling from the craft. It crashed in the vicinity of the Old Parktonian Sports Club on the corner of Jan Smuts Drive and Garden Road in Bordeaux, one of the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. The crash site was in a treed area alongside the Braamfontein Spruit Trail. The pilot was found deceased near the wreck, which burnt out.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Microlight crash leaves one dead
2. Light aircraft crashes in Bordeaux, pilot dead
3. 1 dead as 'helicopter' crashes in Johannesburg
4. Microlight spun out of control before crash - witness
5. Authorities Probe JHB Microlight Crash
6. Man Recounts Minutes Before JHB Microlight Crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2015 16:02 | Topaz | Added |
| 06-Nov-2015 16:14 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Nov-2015 16:41 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Nov-2015 20:02 | Topaz | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 07-Nov-2015 11:21 | Topaz | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2015 06:36 | Topaz | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
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