ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17727
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 March 2001 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  Navion H Rangermaster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-TOM |
| MSN: | NAV-4-2508 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About 1 nm north-east of the Springbok Aerodrome -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FASB (Springbok) |
| FASI (Springs) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft took off from Springbok Aerodrome to Springs Aerodrome early in the morning under typical night conditions when the Eastern sky just started lighting up. The aircraft entered a tight left-hand turn after take-off and impacted the mountain initially with its right-hand wing and rolled over to impact the top surface of the mountain in an inverted attitude. The pilot was fatally injured during the impact. No defects were detected with the aircraft or its systems. Although the pilot was night rated, he had not flown in night conditions in the previous 23 months.
Probable Cause:
The pilot suffered from spacial disorientation during the take-off in the night/very early morning light conditions and lost control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. SACAA Report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2008 00:19 | Topaz | Added |
| 02-Nov-2008 00:34 | Topaz | Updated |
| 09-Mar-2009 12:59 | Topaz | Updated |
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