ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272768
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Rzevsk Poisk-06 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-DZF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saldanha - Vredenburg Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Saldanha - Vredenburg Aerodrome |
| Saldanha - Vredenburg Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a private flight when the accident occurred. Prior to the accident, the aircraft was observed on Air Force-Air Traffic Control radar flying much wider circuits than the normal around Saldanha Aerodrome. According to the instructor of the training aircraft which was in the same circuit, the accident aircraft made a steep turn to the left for a long final approach for Runway 02. The aircraft then pitched up violently and stalled before impact with terrain fatally injuring the pilot. The engine and the airframe were examined on site and a follow-up engine investigation was conducted by an approved engine overhaul facility. Apart from accident-related damage, there was no evidence of an engine malfunction or structural failure of the airframe. Probable Cause The pilot allowed the aircraft to stall and it crashed into the ground. Lack of experience and poor airmanship.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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