ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228289
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| Date: | Friday 16 August 2019 |
| Time: | 17:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-LMI |
| MSN: | 17261100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hartbeespoort Dam, west of Akasia -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) |
| Johannesburg-Grand Central Airport (GCJ/FAGC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 16 August 2019, at approximately 1630Z, a Cessna 172 aircraft with registration ZS-LMI, took off on a night rating test training flight from the Grand Central Aerodrome (FAGC), with the intention to land back at the same aerodrome. On-board the aircraft were a flight instructor and a private pilot (who was being trained). No flight plan was filed for the flight, nor was it required in terms of Aviation Training Organisation (ATO) procedures. The aircraft had been refueled to capacity prior to the flight. The flight was planned to take approximately 2 hours. No emergency calls were made from the aircraft. The aircraft was reported missing the next morning as it had not returned to FAGC. The Aeronautical Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) initiated the search and rescue mission, which located the wreckage on the same morning in an open field, north of Pretoria.
The aircraft was found destroyed; and both pilots had sustained fatal injuries. Post-accident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any faults with the aircraft.
The investigation revealed that it is probable that the pilots lost control while making a left steep turn at low height at night-time from which they were unable to recover, resulting in an impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/north-west/two-men-die-in-light-aircraft-crash-near-hartbeespoort-dam-30910306
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=222255
https://www.flickr.com/photos/g-dash_and_more/40432505033 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 2001 | ZS-LMI | 0 | About 100m North of Runway 06L at Lanseria | |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2019 17:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2019 17:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source] |
| 17-Aug-2019 18:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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