ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156894
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| Date: | Saturday 24 January 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | Z-WGR |
| MSN: | 30-1832 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bumi Hills, Mashonaland West -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kariba, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe (KAB/FVKB) |
| Bumi Hills, Zimbabwe (BZH/FVBM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 24 January 1987 when crashed at Bumi Hills airstrip, 65 km WSW of Kariba airport, Zimbabwe (at approximate co ordinates (Latitude 17.4834 E Longitude 28.51667 S): no further details.
However, wild animals - particularly elephants - are known to stray onto the airstrip (see link #1): "Due to the potential danger caused by wild animals freely roaming around the Bumi Hills airstrip, a vehicle, equipped with hand-held aviation radio, shall be required to clear the runway whenever aircraft are landing or taking off from there".
Sources:
1. http://guthrieaviation.com/cms/index.php/141-guthrie-aviation/resources/flight-safety/red-tag/red-tag-current/196-fvbm-bumi-hills
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1980-1989_31.html
3. Air Britain News, April 1981, p. 110.
History of this aircraft
Ex VP-WGR.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2013 15:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 21-Jun-2013 16:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2013 16:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Mar-2017 18:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2017 18:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 04-Apr-2017 16:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 23:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Apr-2022 08:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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