ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248889
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 2021 |
| Time: | 06:10 UTC |
| Type: | Solo Wings Windlass Aquilla |
| Owner/operator: | Ballito Microlight School |
| Registration: | ZU-CPJ |
| MSN: | WA943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Ballito Airfield -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ballito Airfield |
| Ballito Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Solo Wings Windlass Aquilla ultralight trike took off from Ballito Airfield on a training flight (introductory) in the area. The flight was scheduled to take approximately 30 minutes.
The aircraft was found to have crashed near Ballito Airfield and the two occupants were fatally injured. On-site investigation determined that there was nothing wrong with the aircraft or engine systems, and all damage was attributed to the crash. A bottle of an empty alcoholic beverage was found in the student pilot's car post-accident. The student pilot was also reported to have had a heart condition.
Probable Cause/s and/or Contributory Factors
It is likely that the pilot lost control of the microlight during the flight which resulted in the microlight impacting the ground in a steep nose-down attitude at a distance of approximately 624m north-east of the extended centreline of Runway 08. The cause of loss of control could not be determined
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.news24.com/witness/news/kzn/pilot-passenger-die-in-microlight-crash-in-ballito-20210317
https://avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=238976
http://www.caa.co.za/Latest%20Accident%20Reports/Preliminary%20Report%20-%20ZU-CPJ.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 December 2015 | ZU-CPJ | Private | 0 | Salt Rock Beach, KwaDukuza Local Municipality, KZN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2021 08:41 | Raffles | Added |
| 18-Mar-2021 08:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 13-Apr-2021 06:29 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 13-Apr-2021 06:31 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Feb-2022 20:54 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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