ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21118
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| Date: | Saturday 14 June 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 210N Centurion II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-KVN |
| MSN: | 21063003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Tempe, Free State -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FATP (Tempe) |
| FATP (Tempe) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was participating in the 1997 President's Trophy Air Race. The pilot neglected to change the fuel selector from one tank to the other and the engine cut out due to fuel starvation while on finals to Tempe airfield. The aircraft did a forced landing in a ploughed field with the gear up. The damage was relatively minor and the aircraft was recovered and repaired.
Sources:
1. As related by the owner of the aircraft at the time.
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20090310112121/http://www.sapfa.org.za:80/results/race_results_1997.php (bottom of page under exclusions)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 02:26 | Topaz | Added |
| 17-Jun-2008 02:33 | Topaz | Updated |
| 17-Jun-2008 02:34 | Topaz | Updated |
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