Accident Steen Skybolt ZS-VVP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17817
 
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Date:Friday 28 May 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BOLT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Steen Skybolt
Owner/operator:L.A. Lundie / Crew: P & C Cilliers
Registration: ZS-VVP
MSN: DABA 5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, Western Cape -   South Africa
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:FASH (Stellenbosch)
Destination airport:FASH (Stellenbosch)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Father and son, Peter (53) and Charles (22) Cilliers were practising stunts for an airshow in their Steen Skybolt when the engine stalled 30m above the ground and the plane plunged to the ground.

Sources:

Peter was the father, and Charles the son. The description had their names & ages matched up the wrong way around.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-May-2008 06:04 Topaz Added
07-Nov-2008 08:37 Topaz Updated
06-Oct-2021 16:09 adriaan-pelzer Updated [Source, Narrative]

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