Accident Piper PA-24-180 Comanche Z-YPU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160501
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 March 2008
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-24-180 Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: Z-YPU
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Charles Prince Airport -   Zimbabwe
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Charles Prince Airport
Destination airport:Gaberone, Botswana
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed upon takeoff and burst into flames. Two occupants died in the accident, a third person was injured. All three occupants were medical personnel.

Sources:

1. http://www.panapress.com/Plane-crashes-in-Zimbabwe,-kills-2--12-512496-28-lang2-index.html
2. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.swradioafrica.com/news130308/medics30308.htm]
3. www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-317727.html - 2008

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2013 13:51 gerard57 Added
27-Mar-2014 20:03 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source]
04-Jul-2014 12:58 ZSN Updated [Registration, Narrative]
14-Apr-2022 06:36 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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