ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215095
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Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1981 |
Time: | |
Type: | Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | ZS-IHE |
MSN: | E213 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Heidelberg, Gauteng -
South Africa
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | FADN (Durban) |
Destination airport: | FALA (Lanseria) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was doing the "bank run" where cheques were collected along a route and returned to the base at Lanseria. A young commercial pilot building hours by doing these charters was returning from Durban in really bad weather and became disorientated around Heidelberg, Gauteng. The aircraft flew straight into the ground killing the pilot and his assistant.
Sources:
Avcom - The thread entitled "B35 FAKR Crash c1980" under the section Academy and Flight Safety
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