ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17871
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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1998 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Phoebus Apollo Investments (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-RCJ |
| MSN: | 2108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N1 Freeway near Grassmere Tollgate, Gauteng -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dea Aar |
| Vaalwater | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was on a flight from De Aar to Vaalwater. He did a night stop at Bloemfontein and was en route to Vaalwater the next morning (4 May 1998) when the aircraft struck high tension electrical conductors crossing the N1 highway near the Grassmere tollgate. The pilot was fatally injured in the accident. The investigators were on the scene at 14:10
Probable Cause:
The probable cause for this accident can be attributed to the fact that the pilot did not maintain a safe altitude for obstacle clearance and was unable to take evasive action prior to contacting the high-tension conductors. The evidence of coronary heart disease could have been a contributing factor to this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.za/Pages/Default.aspxAccidents%20and%20Incidents%20Reports/j10_2_6877.pdf
2. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=13084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 03:12 | Topaz | Added |
| 04-Jul-2016 11:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2016 13:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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