ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142334
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| Date: | Monday 6 February 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  PZL M-18A Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | FFA Assets (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-NLR |
| MSN: | 1Z014-18 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Gansbaai Airfield, Western Cape -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Gansbaai Airfield |
| Gansbaai Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A PZL-Mielec M-18A Dromader was fully loaded with fuel and water when it took off to fight a fire in the Stanford/Pearly Beach area. Persons standing on the airfield noticed a puff of blue smoke coming from the engine on take-off. The aircraft then appeared to suffer an engine failure and crashed.
The pilot was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Fire Bomber in Forced Landing
2. Photo ZS-NLR
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 2000 | ZS-NLR | 0 | Farm near Grootvlei | |
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| 17 August 2001 | ZS-NLR | 0 | Runway 09 – Elandshoogte | |
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| 16 January 2004 | ZS-NLR | 0 | Marquard district | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2012 22:52 | Topaz | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 23:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2012 23:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 17-Jun-2022 08:01 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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