ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20798
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| Date: | 19-MAR-1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hunting Percival Provost T Mk 52 |
| Owner/operator: | SAAF Museum / Rick Culpin |
| Registration: | RRAF 137 |
| MSN: | PAC/56/196 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Swartkop Air Force Base, Gauteng -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | FASK (Swartkop Air Force Base) |
| FASK (Swartkop Air Force Base) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While practising for an upcoming airshow, the aircraft crashed onto the runway during a low-level stall turn. The pilot, Rick Culpin, initially survived the crash, but succumbed to injuries sustained during the ensuing post-crash fire.
(Aircraft was c/no. PAC/56/196: delivered to RAF 31/08/1954 as WV646, stored - no RAF service, redelivered 27/09/1954 to Southern Rhodesian Air Force as SR137. Became ''K' of 6 Squadron, SRAF, later renumbered as Royal Rhodesian Air Force 301, then Zimbabwe Air Force as 3601 after 1979, thence to Swartkop, South Africa for SAAF Museum)
Sources:
1. http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries
2. http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2006/09/stuff_eng_photo_rhodesian_af.htm
3. http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/aircraft/238/provost-t-mk-52-museum
4. www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2008 01:59 | Topaz | Added |
| 21-Apr-2012 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2012 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2012 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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