Incident Cessna 206 V5-ORX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21891
 
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Date:Saturday 26 July 2008
Time:11:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 206
Owner/operator:Wilderness air
Registration: V5-ORX
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Khumib River Airstrip, Skeleton Coast -   Namibia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Hartmann Valley
Destination airport:Khumib River Airstrip
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft suffered a landing mishap, apparently due to soft sand on the runway. The nose wheel dug in and the aircraft flipped upside down.

Sources:

1. Aircraft in landing mishap at Skeleton Coast airstrip
2. Civil Aviation heading for crash landing

Images:


Khumib River Airstrip, Namibia, July 26, 2008

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2008 03:32 Topaz Added
04-Aug-2008 02:18 Topaz Updated
11-May-2016 16:42 Ja4444 Updated [Operator]

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