ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273252
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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1999 |
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| Type: | Perdeby Trike |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZU-AJR |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ON SHORT FINALS FOR RWY 27 ON THE FARM -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Baragwanath Aerodrome |
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| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Homebuilt replica Focke Wulf FW190 single seater aircraft departed from Baragwanath Aerodrome on a Private flight to the Libanon/Westonaria Area. The aircraft was observed flying low and circling over the Libanon mine residential area where some of the pilot's relatives and friends stayed. The pilot then made a left-hand turn and flew across the N12 main tar road in a South-Easterly direction. The right-hand wing suddenly dropped and the aircraft crashed on an open field next to the main tar road. The aircraft burst into flames just after impact and was totally destroyed by the post-impact fire. The pilot was fatally injured on impact. PROBABLE CAUSE: It appears that the pilot was distracted by persons on the ground and stalled the aircraft during
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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