ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272514
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| Date: | Thursday 31 July 2014 |
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| Type: |  Cessna 210N Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Lima Romeo Air CC |
| Registration: | ZS-TIC |
| MSN: | 21063232 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hunter’s Moon Safari Lodge, Northern Cape -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Hunter’s Moon airstrip, Northern Cape |
| Gariep Dam aerodrome, Free State | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot took off from Hunter's Moon airstrip bound for Gariep Dam aerodrome. Shortly after take-off, at about 1 200ft above ground level (AGL), the engine stopped without warning. The pilot switched fuel tanks and attempted a restart, but was unsuccessful. He carried out a forced landing on an open stretch of veld. Neither the pilot nor his passenger was injured during the forced landing but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The reason for the engine stoppage could not be determined. The aircraft was retrieved to a maintenance facility, where the engine operation was found to be normal. Probable Cause Unsuccessful forced landing following an engine failure shortly after take-off. The reason for the engine stoppage could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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