ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146571
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| Date: | 30-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | AM |
| Type: |  Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros |
| Owner/operator: | Heriot Aviation (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZU-HIT |
| MSN: | 232202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Klerksdorp, NW Province -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | FAGM |
| FAGM | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA SouthAfrica |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros jet aircraft crashed while executing an aerial maneuver during the Klerksdorp air show.
The aircraft burst into flames on impact.
The pilot, Gianfranco Cicogna, was killed.
Sources:
1. Jet pilot killed in aerial display gone awry at Klerksdorp Air Show
2. Air show crash being investigated
3. Photo
4. Pilot Profile site on Airshow South Africa
5. Linkedin Profile of Pilot Gianfranco Cicogna
Accident investigation:
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Media:
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Images:
FAGM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2012 03:14 | gerard56 | Added |
| 30-Jun-2012 03:40 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2012 04:32 | Flyafrica | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Jun-2012 10:48 | Topaz | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 01-Jul-2012 21:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2012 21:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jul-2012 21:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2012 22:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2012 10:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 23-Jul-2012 04:05 | mcantsin | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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