ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17613
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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 2008 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | ZS-MSR |
| MSN: | 21060707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Krosa Sand Quarry, Krokodilspruit, Cullinan, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Krosa Sand quarry at Krokodilspruit, north east of Pretoria |
| FANC (Newcastle) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot Wikus Joubert was taking off from the Krosa Sand Quarry at Krokodilspruit, north east of Pretoria, when he lost control of the Cessna T210L Centurion, possibly due to sand on the runway. The aircraft veered off the runway and travelled through grass scrub where it then collided with a tree. A wing was sheared off from the force of the impact and the aircraft spun around and burst into flames.rn
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Plane explodes on take-off
2. 'I saw them die in front of me'
3. Fly Africa Forums: C210 down at Cullinan
4. Two die in plane crash
5. Two killed in plane crash
6. Man verbrand 75% in vliegongeluk en oorleef
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 2001 | ZS-MSR | 0 | FADA (De Aar) | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2008 09:43 | Topaz | Added |
| 28-Apr-2008 11:29 | FlyAfrica | Updated |
| 04-May-2008 23:26 | Topaz | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2008 17:34 | Topaz | Updated |
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