ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34441
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 2006 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  American Aviation AA-1A Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | VYI Partnership |
| Registration: | ZS-VYI |
| MSN: | AA1A-0256 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Munde Farm, Baynesfield, KZN -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private Strip on Munde Farm, Baynesfield |
| FAPM (Pietermatritzburg/Oribi) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft crashed soon after takeoff and landed near the farmhouse in a sugar cane field and broke up. All that is known is that the path left in the sugarcane was very short, indicating a high rate of decent in a nose down attitude. People who knew the pilot believe something must have caught him by surprise.
Sources:
1. Maritzburg plane crash kills two
2. Probe into fatal Midlands plane crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2008 04:43 | Topaz | Added |
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