ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181047
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 2015 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: | Whisper Motor Glider |
| Owner/operator: | B.G. McLeod |
| Registration: | ZU-GAO |
| MSN: | WA-06039 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greenbushes, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | FAPE |
| FAPE | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft suffered an in-flight engine failure. The pilot carried out a successful emergency landing and escaped from the aircraft uninjured. The aircraft then caught fire and was completely destroyed apart from the tail section.
Sources:
1. BREAKING NEWS: A light aircraft crashed in the Greenbushes Area outside Port Elizabeth
2. Facebook photo of pilot involved in the incident with accompanying story
3. Pilot survives Greenbushes crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2015 12:35 | Topaz | Added |
| 06-Nov-2015 12:43 | Topaz | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2015 19:11 | paulm7010 | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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