ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182954
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| Date: | 30-DEC-2015 |
| Time: | 06:45 |
| Type: |  Aeroprakt A-22 |
| Owner/operator: | Gemdam Trust |
| Registration: | ZU-RON |
| MSN: | 142 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vygeboom Dam, Badplaas, Mpumalanga -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FABR (Barbeton)? |
| FABR (Barbeton)? | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA SouthAfrica |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was observed flying over the Vygeboom Dam and was then seen to be in a steep bank described as "vertical". The aircraft may have experienced engine trouble resulting in a loss of height and a forced landing. It crashed into a concrete canal leading to the dam. The pilot and his son were evacuated to two different hospitals in the area, one with critical injuries and one with moderate injuries.
Sources:
1. Lowvelder: Aircraft crashes at Vygeboom Dam
2. Rekord North: Aircraft crashes at Vygeboom Dam
3. ER24: Two injured in plane crash
4. EWN: Two Injured in Mpumalanga Plane Crash
5. ]The New Age Online: Two injured in plane crash
Accident investigation:
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Images:
Tedderfield, February 9, 2013 © Bruce Perkins
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2015 10:34 | Topaz | Added |
| 30-Dec-2015 10:44 | Topaz | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2015 14:44 | Topaz | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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