ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272827
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 2003 |
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| Type: | Solo Wings Windlass |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZS-WBV |
| MSN: | WL 100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a bushy terrain east of Runway 10/28 at Louis Trichardt -
 South Africa
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| Departure airport: | Louis Trichardt Aerodrome |
| Louis Trichardt Aerodrome | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 26 July 2003, the pilot of a microlight aircraft provided pleasure flights for some of his friends. The sequence of the flights prior to the accident flight were all the same, after take-off from the intersection of Runway 10, the microlight turned right, positioned on a right-hand down-wind and just before turning, base-leg spiralled down to lose height before positioning for a landing. During the last flight, the witness observed the aircraft losing height during the spiral turn; however, the aircraft impacted with the ground. The occupants on board were fatally injured. Probable Cause The accident was attributed to a spiral turn which was executed at too low an altitude from which a recovery was not possible, and the microlight impacted with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
S.A. CAA
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