ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181088
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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 2015 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D |
| Owner/operator: | AVIC-International Flight Training Academy (AIFA) |
| Registration: | ZS-FHG |
| MSN: | 28-4516 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Elizabeth Airport, Eastern Cape -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | PLZ/FAPE (Port Elizabeth) |
| PLZ/FAPE (Port Elizabeth) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft apparently suffered an engine failure on take-off. The pilot attempted to turn back, but collided with the western side of the airport perimeter fence and the aircraft caught fire and burnt out. The student pilot was fatally injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. Aircraft crash at Port Elizabeth Airport
2. Photo
3. Update to report by The Herald
4. ]Photo on Airliners.net
5. Pilot dies in PE plane crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2015 14:59 | Topaz | Added |
| 07-Nov-2015 14:59 | Topaz | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Nov-2015 15:16 | Topaz | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2015 16:34 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2015 16:48 | Topaz | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2015 10:06 | Topaz | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2015 10:07 | Topaz | Updated [Operator] |
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