ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20548
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 May 2008 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Richbay Chemicals (Pty) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZS-MVE |
| MSN: | 34-7770315 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hangar, Empangeni Airfield, KZN -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | N/A |
| N/A | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft destroyed in hangar fire. It would appear that persons unknown were stealing avgas when a candle fell over and set fire to 500 litres of fuel causing a massive explosion. The resulting blaze destroyed two hangars and damaged a third. Two aircraft were completely burnt out in the blaze, one being this Seneca and the other being a Cherokee 6. The police were notified of the incident at 04:08.
Sources:
1. http://www.feveronline.co.za/details.asp?StoNum=1528&from=index.asp%3F
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2008 04:45 | Topaz | Added |
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