Accident Aero Commander 560 Shrike Commander ZS-CBC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181777
 
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Date:Friday 28 November 1980
Time:
Type:Aero Commander 560 Shrike Commander
Owner/operator:Jarlin Aviaton(Pty) Ltd
Registration: ZS-CBC
MSN: 1348-131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:10 km W of Robinson Pass, Western Cape -   South Africa
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:FAGM (Rand)
Destination airport:FARD (Riversdale)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Four members of the South African Air Defence School died in a private aircraft crash while on a weekend pass. While en route from Rand airport to Riversdale, they crashed on the northern slope of Fouriesberg, 10 km west of Robinson Pass. This is south-west of Oudtshoorn.

Sources:

1. South Africa War Graves - references under the names of De Villiers, Kruger, Roux and Van Eeden
Civil Aircraft Registers of Africa
Air-Britain

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Nov-2015 01:02 Topaz Added
28-Nov-2015 01:05 Topaz Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Nov-2015 01:18 Topaz Updated [Location, Narrative]
27-Feb-2017 21:57 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Jan-2019 12:03 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source]

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