ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272501
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| Date: | Thursday 22 November 2012 |
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| Type: |  Cessna 182R Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | FF Aviation |
| Registration: | ZS-KXJ |
| MSN: | 18267981 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Approximately 6km North West of Ulco mine in a bushy terrain -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Ulco FAUC |
| Kimberley | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot accompanied by a passenger took off from Ulco mine for a fire fighting operation as a spotter near Koopmansfontein. The pilot operated over the area for approximately four hours. When he was about to depart the area he experienced an engine problem due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot executed a forced landing. The pilot sustained no injuries and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained extensive damage to the wings, fuselage, left hand undercarriage and the nose undercarriage broke off. Probable Cause Unsuccessful forced landing following an engne failure during fire fighting. Contributing factor: Fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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