ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280283
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| Date: | Friday 28 May 2004 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: | Solo Wings Aquilla |
| Owner/operator: | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| Registration: | ZU-DEJ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miluo County-Level City, Yueyang, Hunan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Aquilla crashed into river in thunderstorm on a diversion approach to Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, killing the South African pilot.
The accident aircraft was on a charitable circumnavigation flight with a planned leg between Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Changsha, Hunan Province in China. It reportedly belonged to the International Committee of the Red Cross. An aircraft in a photograph published by the press showed the registration ZU-DEJ, but it was unknown whether that was exactly the crashed aircraft.
Sources:
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/15592662584s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2004-05-29/08342658726s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/01472656749s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-29/04452657123s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-30/17392668649s.shtml
https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-05-31/07353371974.shtml
https://www.news24.com/news24/sa-pilots-body-in-chinese-lake-20040528
http://www.dirco.gov.za/docs/2004/chin0528.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2022 13:34 | RDV | Added |
| 11-Jul-2022 13:41 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jun-2023 13:07 | RDV | Updated [[Source]] |
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