ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72943
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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Koos Coetzer |
| Registration: | ZS-PTC |
| MSN: | TE-888 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hoopstad Airport, Free State -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Hoopstad (FAHP) |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Famous ACO pilot racer Koos Coetzer was killed as he departed FAHP, u201CJust after taking off he turned and flew over the airfield to say goodbye after which the plane did not come out of its turn and crashed.u201D
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/0a743f7b14df4a2098e505f0098e45a2/22-02-2010-09-07/Ace_pilot_dies_in_crash
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/ZS-PTC.html
http://avcom.co.za/phpBB3//phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=52251&start=15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2010 01:05 | robbreid | Added |
| 22-Feb-2010 01:46 | slowkid | Updated |
| 20-Feb-2019 07:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2022 07:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Jun-2023 03:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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