ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163202
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| Date: | Sunday 12 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-RYB ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gwanda, Matabeleland South -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gwanda airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances, near the Mopane Business Centre, 5km from Gwanda. The pilot died in the crash.
The pilot might have tried to undertake an emergency landing that failed.
* Registration not confirmed.
Sources:
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-regional-byo-41210.html
http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?61225-R44-Down-Gwanda-SMS-from-SA&p=407426#post407426
http://www.myzimbabwe.co.zw/news/120-helicopter-crashes-in-gwanda-kills-pilot-photos.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2014 10:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jan-2014 10:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2014 12:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 08:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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