ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22907
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| Date: | Friday 29 June 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark Beckley Studio (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-OVZ |
| MSN: | 75-874 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Letsitele, near Tzaneen, Limpopo -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Tzaneen-Letaba Airport (LTA/FATZ) |
| Tzaneen-Letaba Airport (LTA/FATZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While practicing for the 10th annual Tzaneen Air Show the following day, the engine mountings broke causing the engine to seperate from the airframe. The aircraft crashed into a tree and fell to the ground.
Sources:
1. Aerobatic pilot killed in crash
2. Pilot dies after Tzaneen crash
3. Crash - Mark Beckley
4. EL mother grieves for pilot son
5. Boeing Stearman - specifications and pics of ZS-OVZ
6. African Pilot: Tribute to Mark Beckley
7. Tzaneen Air show 2007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 June 2007 | ZS-OVZ | S 23° 49.824' E030° 19.400' | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2008 02:29 | Topaz | Added |
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